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Embracing change
By Gabrielle Mace, Merrilyn Lean
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
as had for the school. The unexpected benefits of ‘being on the bus’ In January 2020, Queenwood implemented ‘Just Read’, a daily sustained silent reading program for all K–12 students and staff. The aims of the program were to increase student motivation to read and to improve student literacy o
Issue 55 Summary
By Editor
Issue 55, Term 4 2005
, NSW Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School, NSW SCISWeb handy hints MindMatters Leanne Compton, MindMatters Reading for pleasure and literacy achievement Marion Meiers, ACER SCIS news New and revised subject headings Educational Lending Right
School Library Spotlight: Tarneit P-9 College
By Susan Grieve
Issue 128, Term 1 2024
e most rewarding aspect. ‘It’s about changing lives, one book at a time,’ she says. She recalls instances where students who initially struggled with reading or had little interest in books became avid readers, thanks to the library’s nurturing environment. She finds great joy in nurturing a love
Genre wars
By Martin Gray
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
tion collection stated that teachers and students reported back positively. The change had increased lending figures, consequently increasing student reading. When books are sorted by genre, students who are taking reading classes tend to find their books and settle into reading more quickly, impr
School library spotlight: Macleans College
By Christine Hurst
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
have a large proportion of students whose parents have sent them here from overseas to get a quality education. There are some parents who don’t see reading books as an academic pastime — all they see is their child reading for pleasure instead of studying hard. So, one of my greatest challenges is
In this Issue
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 12, Term 1 1995
ASCISRECON are included, a report on the Online On Disk Conference held in January and a review of 'Recipe book service of online searching'. Happy reading from the Sunshine State.
Making Sense
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 21, Term 2 1997
least understood and therefore most unsettling topics in language work. The paper investigates the way sense and especially vocabulary is handled in reading schemes and other teaching material, and makes a number of practical suggestions. Born in 1941, David Crystal moved with his family from Wal
School library spotlight: Cerdon college
By Nancy Sylaprany
Issue 124, Term 1 2023
ive for learning, recreation and extra-curricular activities. All English classes in years 7–10 have one lesson per fortnight in the library for wide reading, where I support students in discovering books and authors to read, and expanding their reading interests. I also work more intensively with s
School Library Spotlight: St Stephen's School
By Lise Legg
Issue 120, Term 1 2022
-time basis. I am responsible for budgets, staffing, acquisitions including digital, and I also take a few digital literacy, information literacy and reading classes on one campus. Our very able team of teacher librarians collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure teaching programs are supported
School library spotlight: Academy of Mary Immaculate
By Anne Chowne
Issue 111, Term 4 2019
bourne. My role is to implement the library’s strategic plan, update policy and procedures, oversee the day-to-day management of the library, promote reading, collaborate with teachers to source resources for their curriculum, and provide a warm and friendly space. On any day, I could be helping
What's New
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
h literacy as usual high on the agenda. In October 1994 the English Discipline Renewal Program was p resented in Brisbane and formed the basis of a reading and viewing package Critical Literacy: Readings and resources. The kit -containing a video and book, aims to help teachers further understan
Have You Read This?
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
While some may decide to leave literature and reading within the domain of the English Department, promoting the pleasures of reading is still a primary role of the T /L. Margaret Spinak shares her experiences with the DEAR (Drop Everything And Read!) program in place at St. Clare's College, Waverl
The School Magazine
By The School Magazine team
Issue 103, Term 4 2017
lishing the work of well-established contributors. Today The School Magazine continues to showcase high-quality children’s literature and promote reading for pleasure. It does more than instil a love of reading in children. Teachers appreciate the tailor-made texts that can form the basis of lan
School library spotlight: Good Shepherd Catholic School
By Helen Tomazin
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
udents and they are now using this self-checkout with much enthusiasm. This has been a great success for our staff and students. How do you promote reading in your school? We are very fortunate to have an excellent school leadership team that supports and promotes a love of reading and literacy.
Non-fiction: the elephant in the library
By Rebecca Tobler
Issue 107, Term 4 2018
e were to actually do this, there would likely be either a tiny non-fiction section, or none at all. Today’s youth are more interested in finding and reading information online. Their first instinct is to search Google, and the first website they look at will likely be Wikipedia. This is not a ridic
School library spotlight: Mercy College, Coburg
By Anne Girolami
Issue 118, TERM 3 2021
librarian, and 2.0 FTE library technicians. There are many aspects to my role: assisting all students and staff with solving their information or reading needs; teaching in the Year 7 and 8 Wide Reading program; collaborating in the Year 7 Humanities program with explicit teaching of information
School library spotlight: Trinity Grammar School, Sydney
By Courtney Nolan, Stefanie Gaspari
Issue 116, Term 1 2021
of Library Services. I am responsible for leading a team of academic and support staff to deliver innovative library services and promote a positive reading culture at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney. The role has strategic oversight for three libraries – the Arthur Holt Library at our Senior School
New and revised subject headings
By SCIS cataloguing team
Issue 104, Term 1 2018
erial devices. High interest-low readability Scope note: Use for works that have themes and topics relevant and interesting to adolescents whose reading abilities are below age or grade. Use only if the publisher identifies the work as such. Do not use for levelled readers that are for teaching
An African library journey
By Cheryl Lopez
Issue 93, Term 2 2015
ry. He hoped for a complete overhaul of the room and books organised for student and teacher borrowing. With a smile he also asked me to organise the Reading Books while I was at it. No problem, I thought, easily done in less than three weeks! My initial task was to sort the resources. The collect
School library spotlight: Glen Eira College
By Karys McEwen
Issue 102, Term 3 2017
se, rollicking, fabulous things that entails! Every day is different, but the main tasks I focus on are collection development, encouraging a love of reading through library programs and astute readers’ advisory, working with teachers to provide information literacy sessions and curriculum support,