School libraries supporting literacy and wellbeing / Margaret K. Merga.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Table of contents 1 What Do School Library Professionals Contribute to Student Learning and Support? A Focus on Australia and the UK
Teacher librarian and school librarian: What is the difference?
What teacher librarians do
What school librarians do
Things they are expected to do, be and have
Further thoughts The challenge of low literacy
Who are the struggling literacy learners?
Where libraries and library professionals fit in
Increasing visibility of school library professionals' role
How to implement and measure the efficacy of literacy-supportive interventions
Further thoughts
References
4 School Libraries and Reading Engagement for Student Wellbeing
School libraries fostering wellbeing through reading engagement
Reading, emotions and escape
Connecting with characters
Role models
Perspective-taking and personal development
Pleasure in being read to Resourcing for inclusion
Further thoughts
References
5 School Libraries, Health Resourcing and Information Literacy
Health literacy and information literacy
Searching in the library
Checking information is correct from library manager perspectives
Checking information is correct from student perspectives
Resourcing for teachers and parents
Non-fiction books
Further thoughts
References
6 Librarians Creating Environments for Reading and Wellbeing
Insights from the Project on how students value the library environment Students seeking sanctuary from weather conditions
Students with developing social skills, anxiety and introversion
Students seeking mentor and mentee relationships
Students seeking to reset
Students who love to read
Students who are creative
What library environments are Australian teacher librarians expected to foster?
Warm and welcoming
Flexible and supportive of learning
Vibrant and stimulating
Adaptive, safe and stimulating spaces
Further thoughts
References
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