Techniques used by elementary library media specialists to teach authors and illustrators

<p>The purpose of this study was to determine elementary school library media specialists' perceptions of the role of author and illustrator studies in the library curriculum. The study was conducted to measure the uses of author/illustrator studies and which techniques that teach authors and illustrators were considered most effective by elementary school library media specialists. Of the 46 respondents to the mail survey, 55% replied that author/illustrator studies were very important, 36% replied that they were important, and 9% replied that they were somewhat important. The majority of library media specialists responded that storytelling with brief biographies of authors/illustrators and author/illustrator visits were most effective. Opinions about the effects of author/illustrator studies on students' reading habits indicated a positive influence of author/illustrator studies on students' interest in reading more books by the featured authors and illustrators. Overall, the results supported current research which suggested that author/illustrator studies influenced students to develop more interest in reading.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School and Public Librarianship

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Special Educational Services/Instruction

Year dc:date.available

2005

Author dc:creator

• Sabol, Carol A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Shontz, Marilyn

• Literature--Study and teaching (Elementary); Teacher-librarians
• Library and Information Science

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1072

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2072