-> Every week, my children are taken to the school library for a 25
-> minute "lesson". However, I'm not seeing any "lessons" taking place.
-> I asked my girls, "how are books shelved in the library?" Answer:
-> alphabetically. "What's the Dewey Decimal System?" No response. "How
-> do you find books in the library on a certain subject?" Answer: Ask
-> you, the library lady or my teacher. "What's a card catalog?"
Hi Donna,
After reading your message earlier this week, it aroused my curiousity
about what IS going on in my child's school in this regard as well. As
you know, my children also attend a California public school. I did know
that my children were visiting the school library regularly (I wasn't
sure if it was once a week, or once every other week).
After questioning them I found out that:
My fifth grade son does know what a card catalog is and how to use it to
find books. Whether this is because it is part of the regular library
instruction program, or because he asked to be shown, I am not sure.
My third grade daughter has no idea what a card catalog is, or how to
look up books. She relies on the "ask the librarian" method.
Hope this helps.
Sheila King
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