Keep Teacher-Librarians In Our Schools!

Presented by Kyoung-Hee You(Kiki)

Cutting teacher-librarians is the same as throwing out the text books in our schools!

Without either of them our education system will be not be as strong!

• Over the past 20 years there have been

many long-term empirically-based studies

that have consistently shown a strong link

between higher student achievement and

teacher librarians, but many people in the

world of education are unfamiliar with

them.

Today I will show you how and why

teacher-librarians strengthen our

education system!

1. Librarians provide

invaluable professional

development for teachers.

2. Librarians are important

members of vital school

committees that drive

student learning.

3. Librarians are partners

with our teachers in

educating students,

developing curricula and

integrating resources.

4. Teacher-librarians have a

longer lasting educational

relationship with students

compared to most

classroom teachers.

5. Librarians play an

intricate role in promoting

and developing free or

autonomous reading in our

student population.

6. Librarians can help ESL

students achieve higher

standards

7. Teacher-librarians provide

up-to-date diverse

resources to meet the

curriculum's informational

needs.

8. Teacher-librarians help

bridge the achievement

gap at the elementary

school level.

9. The presence of

librarians in a school help

students achieve better

test results.

KEEP OUR LIBRARIANS

IN THE LIBRARY AND

HELP OUR STUDENTS GET

MORE EDUCATIONAL

OPPORTUNITIES!

Thank you !

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