Ringwood,
Jessica
LaForty,
J. (1998). A new literacy for a new age. Emergency
Librarian: 25(8), 8-10.
Summary:
This article outlines the reasoning behind offering an information literacy
course to high school students as well as a brief outline of the components of
such a course.
Evaluation:
Of particular interest in the article was the language and rationale LaForty
uses to promote her course; it could be very helpful for teacher-librarians
hoping to secure funding for a similar course on their campus. I LOVE this
idea! From the reading I have done, it
seems that students are not arriving at college with decent information
literacy skills. I think librarians have
to recognize that before the Common Core, teachers at the high school level
don’t necessarily consider information literacy skills a part of their
content (I think English teachers do, but other subjects focus more on content). Since the Common Core is not going into effect in California until
2014, this article is a timely reminder of skills that students and teachers
need to be well-versed in. Offering this
kind of course on a high school campus seems like it would be very
helpful. I also think that the school
site librarian could utilize these ideas and teach similar mini-courses to
teachers, so that teachers could understand how to instruct their students in
information literacy skills.
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