Supporting the new National Curriculum

Micro Librarian Systems Ltd www.microlib.co.uk

Junior Librarian is an interactive, school wide, multi-platform

software package allowing greater access to books, including

ebooks from anywhere, anytime to further engage children

with the wider curriculum whilst maintaining a high level of on

screen interactivity involving parents, teachers and pupils alike.

Junior Librarian & how it supports the

National Curriculum English Programmes

of Study for Primary Schools

Paired with your current school enrolment package, Junior Librarian

allows you to build an intelligent reading profile for the children in

your school, be that individually or collectively per group. Given the

expected Ofsted inspection criteria, the ability to track, report and

indentify key reading trends in your school will prove invaluable.

Junior Librarian allows the seamless circulation of school

library books using a barcode scanner. Upon returning books,

children’s literacy skills are developed further by Junior

Librarian offering them the unique opportunity to write their

own personal review of the book. Both of these features are fun

and leave children feeling empowered at the same time! Even

the youngest children can easily write reviews about the books

they have enjoyed reading at school or at home by using

Junior Librarian’s Review template, which can be altered to

add or remove questions to suit the needs of the children by

the teacher or librarian.

This could be used with a group in the library, or with a class

as part of a composition lesson to help develop vocabulary,

spelling & punctuation skills. Writing reviews also helps pupils

demonstrate their understanding of the themes and content

of a text and provokes discussion.

Video reviews can also be created to develop oral and performance

skills using the free iMLS app for smartphones and tablets. These

can then be watched by a wide audience, anytime, at home or at

school.

Writing Reviews & sharing opinions about their Reading

Pupils should be taught to read fluently, understand extended prose both fiction and nonfiction and be encouraged to read for pleasure. Schools should do everything to promote wider reading. They should provide library facilities and set ambitious expectations for reading at home.

Pupils should develop a capacity to explain their understanding of books and other reading, and

to prepare their ideas before they write

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Pupils should continue to have opportunities to write for a range of real purposes and audiences as part of their work across the curriculum

Developing Research & Information Retrieval Skills

Using Junior Librarian’s catalogue Search & Enquiry functions

encourages children to independently search for books and

develops their information seeking skills. Junior Librarian

offers an interactive learning journey to children, helping them

to discover and engage independently via a variety of tools.

There are search methods to suit all ages & abilities; searching

pictorially, by A-Z search of author, theme, series, genre, level

or by subject. Lessons can be planned around exploring these

functions, constructing keywords or by dewey classification.

Upon finding a book of interest, childrens interest can be

further engaged via thousands of approved, safe websites

which link to each book where keywords match.

Book records contain the front cover book image, ‘Meet The

Author’ videos, a detailed summary about the book content

and further information about each resource including chapter

extracts, reviews & linked items which can help pupils extend their

knowledge & determine their future reading choices.

Pupils can upload their own stories, poems and projects. These

can be shared to the library catalogue in a variety of formats

which again could form the basis of a literacy lesson. By becoming

confident users of the Search & Enquiry features, pupils acquire

the transferrable skills of locating & scanning resources, creating &

filtering reading lists & of structuring their time within the library to

achieve their goals.

Highlighting & Recommending Books to Readers

Developing their vocabulary and the breadth and depth of their reading, making sure that they become independent, fluent and enthusiastic readers who read widely and frequently. They should be developing their understanding and enjoyment of stories, poetry, plays and nonfiction, and learning to read silently. They should also be developing their knowledge and skills in reading nonfiction about a wide range of subjects

Junior Librarian provides many ways of promoting reading

for pleasure & purpose that will attract even the most reluctant

readers, all of which can be accessed at any time by the school

community in a variety of ways including by using our iMLS

app. New Books in the Library & The Most Popular Books

features showcase the latest & most popular resources in your

library. A Book of the Week recommendation can be set in

advance by the teacher or librarian, ideal to promote a key title

during a book week or author event.

Integrating the OverDrive eBook library enables schools to

provide a blended approach to reading for enjoyment through

a combination of physical books and eBooks. Something to

suit every reader.

Pupils should have opportunities to exercise choice in selecting books and be taught how to do so

Junior Librarian Video Guide for Pupils

To help pupils of all abilities discover all that Junior Librarian has to offer & become

confident library users, we have produced a video guide available to view within our

online video tutorials library. This guide can also be used as part of a library lesson or for

a parents evening.

The ‘Behind the Bookshelf’ & ‘Meet the Author’ videos feature a wealth of

well known authors such as Malorie Blackman and David Almond

talking about the craft & process of writing, they read extracts

on screen and give an insight into the books they have

written, the plots & character development. This

content provides excellent source material to

provoke discussion & debate whilst also being an

effective stimulus for creative writing.

Highlighting & Recommending Books to Readers

Junior Librarian can be configured so that all navigational

tabs appear in a range of different languages including

French, German & Polish which could be used to help develop

children’s awareness of other spoken languages & how they

are structured.

Foreign Language Personalisation

Our ongoing commitment to product development ensures that we will

always have one eye on the future. You can be certain that whatever your

future requirements, we will always provide the very best solution for you.

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Schools are able to view exclusive shared community data about the current most popular authors & books sourced from thousands

of schools who are Junior Librarian.net users using the Dashboard statics facility. This valuable information can then assist in book

purchasing within our MLS Bookshop where books can be searched for by key stage, curriculum area, reading age & interest level at

discounted prices.

Resourcing the Library & Keeping up-to-date

Junior Librarian’s Management reporting functionality enables schools to track a pupil’s

reading journey throughout their time at the school. The system also provides a range of

tools to generate immediate statistics on reading performance over time such as top

readers, books borrowed by year group or gender, reviews written.

Monitoring & Reporting Pupils Reading Progression

All quotes are taken from the English Programmes of Study: Key Stages 1 and 2 National Curriculum in England - Department for Education Sept 2013

Too few schools gave enough thought to ways of encouraging the love of reading, and a sizeable minority of pupils failed to reach national expectations in reading

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