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It's All about Text Appeal: Want Readers' Advisory to Make a Difference? Teach Your Kids How to Speak Intelligently about Books
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Nesi, Olga – School Library Journal, 2010
Readers' advisory with middle schoolers does not come easily. In an effort to expand students' reading horizons, the author describes how to teach students to speak intelligently and thoughtfully about their book preferences. She cites Joyce Saricks's "Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library" (ALA, 2005), a book that gave her the clarity…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Reading Material Selection, Public Libraries, Librarians
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Hofmann, Alice; Somerville, Mary – School Library Journal, 1982
Describes methods used by the Louisville Free Public Library's children's department to introduce the library's programs and services to elementary school children. Specific suggestions for one-person visitations are provided including pertinent book titles. (EJS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Large Group Instruction, Library Extension, Public Libraries