The purpose of The Library-Classroom Partnership is to assist library teachers and classroom teachers to effectively use the library and its resources as an extension of the classroom. As in the earlier edition, the lessons included in this book stress the library media skills needed by individuals for lifelong learning. Long after adults have forgotten a particular fact of history or the techniques of balancing an equation, they continue to use library skills to answer their questions and to meet the demands of an ever-changing society. It has been well documented that the skills taught in a library are most effectively learned within the context of classroom work. To this end, the librarian and the teacher must form a working team to take each other's ideas and develop them into effective learning experiences for students. The authors have incorporated the teaching of those library media skills with every discipline taught in the school. Through these lessons, students will realize that research and reference are a vital part of the learning process, complementing and enriching every subject. The eleven disciplines (English, mathematics, social studies, science, art, music, home and careers, technology, physical education, health, and foreign language) normally taught in the junior high and middle schools are addressed in this work. To be included, a lesson must be a learning experience in both the library skills and the subject areas. Each unit has been cooperatively developed using the expertise of the school library media specialist and the subject teacher. All lessons have been implemented successfully in the junior high and middle school environment. This revised and expanded edition of The Library Classroom- Partnership also deals with technology and the changing economic and social conditions affecting public schools. It includes a new section on reading enrichment as well as instruction in accessing information electronically.

About the Author
Rosann Jweid is a retired school library media specialist. She is the Volunteer Consultant to the Northeast Parent and Child Society. Margaret Rizzo is a school library media specialist at O'Rourke Middle School and an adjunct instructor in English composition and literature at Schenectady County Community College.

Reviews
...a timesaver for the busy library media specialist. Another positive quality of this book is its inclusion of Internet resources in each unit...an excellent tool for collection development. * Book Report *
This new edition will be welcomed by teacher-librarians...it contains a wealth of practical support for program implementation...a valuable resource for those working at the upper elementary and senior high school levels. It is also recommended for district collections and for courses dealing with the development and implementation of resource-based learning. * Teacher Librarian *
All lessons included in this book have been implemented successfully in a middle or junior high school. The lessons presented are very useful and a valuable teaching tool. * Lisca *
Interesting and imaginative, there are some useful ideas...that library staff can use to link up with subject departments and give information skills teaching a practical curriculum base. * The School Librarian *
One appreciates the lengthy process the authors went through in outlining the rationale, selecting resources, composing questions, and designing the worksheets and lessons in each one of the subject areas... * Orana *
Explains how teachers and librarians can work together to expose students to the library skills they need for lifelong learning...The pages are meant to be copied and used in classrooms. * Reference and Research Book News *



Book Information
ISBN 9780810834767
Author Rosann Jweid
Format Paperback
Page Count 252
Imprint Scarecrow Press
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Weight(grams) 689g
Dimensions(mm) 277mm * 215mm * 17mm