Conversations, Collaborations and Celebrations: How the School Library Media Specialist Can Shape Early Literacy Instruction

Mackey, B. & White, M (2004, December) Conversations, Collaborations and Celebrations: How the School Library Media Specialist Can Shape Early Literacy Instruction. Knowledge Quest 33 (2) 30-33.

The article presents clear and practical ways in which Library Media Specialists and Teachers can open up conversations and collaborate with classroom teachers to help support early literacy instruction. Key elements to a balanced literacy program are: literacy centers; guided reading; shared reading; read-alouds; independent reading;interactive writing; independent writing; and alphabetics (Mackey & White, 2004). This article presents concrete examples on how a SLMS can collaborate and support the key elements for a balanced literacy program.