Abstract

Joining a research-based trend in education, public library children’s librarians have begun to adapt and create programs designed to increase children’s early literacy and school readiness skills. Many libraries have invested in training which places an emphasis on using instructional asides in storytime programs to explain and demonstrate how caregivers can teach these important skills to children. Researchers conducted analyses of 68 storytime sessions and 34 librarian interviews to determine librarian’s uses of and attitudes toward asides. The analyses reveal a continuum of practices and perspectives with implications for the concept of leadership within the profession.

摘要

与基于研究的教育趋势相结合，公共图书馆的儿童图书管理员已经开始适应和创建旨在提高儿童早期识字能力和入学准备技能的计划。许多图书馆都投资于培训，培训的重点是在故事时间程序中使用教学助手来解释和演示看护者如何向孩子们教授这些重要技能。研究人员对68个故事时间会议和34个馆员采访进行了分析，以确定馆员对助手的使用和态度。分析揭示了实践和观点的连续性，对行业内的领导力概念有影响。