Re: [LM_NET] Are we reading teachers.

[Mary Sundberg <marypsundberg@YAHOO.COM>]

Good Morning --
  The last few years my principal has given me an enrichment group - the higher 
level students - to work with at my discretion. It could be reading, information 
skills or computers, whatever I decide the group needs. It takes away from my 
administrative time but I agree with Cyndi, if my principal recognizes me as a 
resource in that way, I'm all for it. In fact, I actually like it since it's 
usually a very small group and I get a lot accomplished with them! Mary
   
  Mary P. Sundberg, MLS
  Poland Elementary School
  Poland, NY 13431
  marypsundberg at yahoo dot com
  Poland Elementary Library Website
  

Cyndi Phillip <cphillip_56@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
  This new role for library media specialists has everything to do with NCLB. Thank 
goodness your principal recognizes you as key in the reading success of students at 
your school. Some principals do not recognize this connection and are therefore 
eliminating their library media specialists and replacing them with literacy 
coaches or other reading support staff.

Sam DiMartino wrote: I'm confused about what our real role as librarian should be 
in the schools.
Most schools have a reading specialist, but most principal expect us to have
the same role as the reading specialist. I always thought we were
information specialists, and our main goal is to help students find
information they need. But principals expect us to know the intricancies of
teaching reading. In my Master's degree in Library Science, they did not
have enven one reading course. Can someone please explain. Are the
principals confused about our roles, or am I the one that's confused.

-- 
Sam DiMartino
Prosser Career Academy
Chicago Public Schools
sam.dimartino@gmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/samdimar/index.htm

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Cyndi Phillip, Library Media Specialist
2007-08 AASL Past-President
Grand Haven Area Public Schools 
Grand Haven, Michigan
cphillip_56@yahoo.com






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