Helping Teachers Teach: A School Library Media Specialist's Role, 3rd Edition

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

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This book is the third edition of a very popular book describing in depth one of the many roles of the school library media specialist. It has been updated to include the changes in technology, national guidelines and standards and to explain the library media specialists continuing role as an instructional consultant in schools. Previous editions of this book have been widely used in library instruction classes throughout the country and this edition should prove to be a very popular update. Thoroughly updated to include chnages in technology and national standrds, this widely used text describes the many roles of the school library media specialist.

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"The school library media specialist can be a teacher's most important ally. Philip M. Turner and Ann Marlow Riedling examine this dynamic relationship in Helping Teachers Teach: A School Library Media Specialist's Role....[T]heir comprehensive treatment will be useful for both library school students and practitioners."-American Libraries
A title which is entering its third edition deserves respect, and this title offers a great depth of analysis, experience and application related to learning, classroom management, teaching and teacher-librarianship. For the practising teacher-librarian the title strikes right to the core of the role: for a long time Australian and New Zealand teacher-librarians have been involved in a cooperative and collaborative relationship with classroom teachers.-Orana
An organized and comprehensive treatment of one of the roles of a school library media specialist-instructional consultant....This title has wide-ranging possibilities for use--from textbook in a library-science course to an addition in the professional reading collection.-School Library Journal
Any educational environment stressing "learner outcomes" will find this book interesting....It is impressive, well organized, and generously packed with information.-The Book Report
From previous edition: A stimulating handbook of methodology.-VOYA
From previous edition: Philip Turner has filled a very real need in the school library profession.-Emergency Librarian
If this is not on professional shelf, and if instructional design is of interest, check it out.-Teacher Librarian
It should be part of your professional collection.-Library Media Connection
The school library media specialist can be a teacher's most important ally. Philip M. Turner and Ann Marlow Riedling examine this dynamic relationship in Helping Teachers Teach: A School Library Media Specialist's Role....[T]heir comprehensive treatment will be useful for both library school students and practitioners.-American Libraries
This book should be part of the professional library....Recommended.-School Library Media Quarterly
"An organized and comprehensive treatment of one of the roles of a school library media specialist-instructional consultant....This title has wide-ranging possibilities for use--from textbook in a library-science course to an addition in the professional reading collection."-School Library Journal
"Any educational environment stressing "learner outcomes" will find this book interesting....It is impressive, well organized, and generously packed with information."-The Book Report
"From previous edition: A stimulating handbook of methodology."-VOYA
"From previous edition: Philip Turner has filled a very real need in the school library profession."-Emergency Librarian
"If this is not on professional shelf, and if instructional design is of interest, check it out."-Teacher Librarian
"It should be part of your professional collection."-Library Media Connection
"This book should be part of the professional library....Recommended."-School Library Media Quarterly
"A title which is entering its third edition deserves respect, and this title offers a great depth of analysis, experience and application related to learning, classroom management, teaching and teacher-librarianship. For the practising teacher-librarian the title strikes right to the core of the role: for a long time Australian and New Zealand teacher-librarians have been involved in a cooperative and collaborative relationship with classroom teachers."-Orana

Author Bio

PHILIP M. TURNER is Dean, School of Library and Information Science, and Associate Vice President for Distance Education, University of North Texas, Denton. ANN MARLOW RIEDLING is Associate Professor and Department Chair, School Library and Information Science, Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky.