School Library Storytime: Just the Basics - Paperback
by Brenda Copeland (Author), Patricia Messner (Author)
This book is an invaluable resource for school library aides who conduct storytime activities, providing everything from instruction on how to read to children to a week-by-week read aloud curriculum for the entire school year.
School Library Storytime: Just the Basics is the perfect resource for library aides, paraprofessionals, or other library staff who conduct storytime in a school library media center. It provides all of the essential information, materials, and step-by-step guidance needed to facilitate these all-important events for children in kindergarten through second grade, allowing library staff without previous training or experience to get started with confidence. The fifth title in the highly regarded Just the Basics series, this book starts with an introduction, followed by explanations of how to read aloud and tips for managing and working with children in the primary grades. The authors suggest specific picture books that tie into school year-based themes and supply materials that can be used as listed or easily modified to meet the individual library's needs. Event-specific lessons are supplied for many weeks within the school year, making this title one that educators will rely on for storytime ideas from September through May.Brenda S. Copeland is an elementary librarian in Palmyra School District, Palmyra, PA, where she has worked since 1996.
Patricia A. Messner is elementary media specialist in the Lebanon City School District, Lebanon, OH, a position she has held since 1989.
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