libraries assisting students with reading and english language challenges
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Breaking the Barriers in Information Inquiry: Opportunities for Libraries to Assist Students with Reading and English Language Challenges
Kristina Appelt - Prairie State CollegeTish Hayes – Oakton C.C./Moraine Valley C.C.Terra Jacobson - Moraine Valley C.C.
Computer LabCoffee ShopBook StoreFaculty OfficesEvent AreaCopy CenterPrintingCafeteriaNap RoomMallMail RoomCommunity CenterGroup StudyClassroomInformation CenterLoungePhone BoothBlockbuster
Library
Who are our students?
•IEL/ELL/ESL
•Developmental Programs
•Literacy Tutoring Programs
•Adult Ed programs
Literacy FactsStudents Taking Any Remedial Education Courses
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 and 2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and NPSAS:08)
03-04 07-08 % Increase
Public 2 yr 23.0% 23.9% 3.9
Public 4 yr 21.3% 25.3% 18.8
Public 4 yr (PhD)
16.3% 17.2% 5.5
Private 4 yr
14.4% 16.5% 14.6
Private 4 yr (PhD
11.7% 13.3% 13.7
Literacy FactsPercent of Adults (16 and older) lacking basic literacy skills
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
English as a Second Language
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_433.asp
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/adulted/tables/table_2.asp
1992 2003
Illinois 15% 13%
Cook County 22% 19%
Needs assessment•Varied pace
•Contextualized Instruction
•Customized
• Individualized
•Set time constraint
•Create community
•Familiarity
• Interaction
•Self-awareness
Challenges for students with low English language literacy levels
• Range of motivation and levels
• Used to different kinds of libraries, limited view
• Read for main point, but need details
• Library vocabulary, never been in a library
• Popular and fiction does not equal easy to read.
• Long time to succeed (5-7 years) for full comprehension. (30%-50% pass rate for beginners)
• The view that all of these areas can be categorized into one approach
Ideas for librariesDevelopmental & Literacy
TutoringESL/IEL
• Basic definition handouts• Employment focus • Space for tutoring• One on One appointments• Shorter sessions, 30 min.• Customized library tour• Be an “answer” person• Targeted advertising• Other library services
• Focus on “sourcing”• Help them structure
questions• Book clubs for non-native
speakers• Hands on/interactive
sessions• Multiple read through• Encourage group work• Develop a sense of
community• Librarians attend student
presentations
Case StudiesCollection Development
Instruction
Collection Development
Considerations for Collection Development
•Population Needs•Variety of Formats•Age Appropriate Content•Low-Vocab/High Interest•Collections outside of traditional
academic areas▫Popular Fiction▫Graphic Novels▫Urban Fiction
Identifying These Resources
•Catalog
•Special Collections
•Displays
•Marketing
•Instruction
Instruction
Identifying Instruction Opportunities
•Adult ED (GED)/ ESL
•Intentional Advising
•English Department
•Math Department
English - RDG098
•Using library collections to guide the research assignment
•Information literacy objectives
•Feedback