TODAY, THERE IS A SPECTRUM OF LITERACY

THERE ARE MANY LITERACIES, TRADITIONALY A TEACHER-LIBRARIAN' S ROLE IS TO CONCENTRATE ON:

1. PROMOTING READING AND
2. TEACHING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE, CRITICALLY THINKING RESEARCHERS.

HERE ARE SOME RESOURCES TO HELP YOU.

 

• LITERACY (THE ABILITY TO READ AND WRITE) (STORYTELLING) ( BOOKS & READING PROMOTION )

• INFORMATION LITERACY (THE ABILITY TO RESEARCH / TO FIND INFORMATION NEEDED THROUGHOUT LIFE)

• MEDIA LITERACY (THE ABILITY TO STEP BACK FROM COMMUNICATIONS IN ALL  FORMS TO SEE THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THEY WERE CREATED)  - A SUBTOPIC OF INFORMATION LITERACY

• NEW AND MULTI-LITERACIES

TEACHER-LIBRARIANS ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VARIOUS LITERACIES  IN CURRICULAR / SUBJECT AREAS, FOR EXAMPLE - SOCIAL STUDIES LITERACIES AND SCIENCE LITERACIES.