After an introduction for whole classes last week, our second graders are now having "private" lessons on our automated library catalog. Groups of four meet with me and each one gets a turn to search for whatever he or she wants to look for. The others watch and they all learn from each other how to take advantage of our catalog. It will take me a few weeks to get through all the small groups in each class. With their confidence built, the children are eager to search more and more. The intent is to have them be competant users when they move on to third grade at Prairieview. It is wonderful to enable the students to take advantage of our well-rounded and comparatively large collections. They read more when they can find what they like. They learn more when they can find what they are curious about.
This catalog can be examined at home, as well. From our district website (http://www.ccsd66.org/), click on the appropriate building photo. When that page opens, scroll down to the boxed menu and click on library. Then the library page opens, scroll down to IPAC (Internet Public Access Catalog) and click on one of the boxes right underneath that. Then, you will be looking at the catalog page, just as it looks at that school. Have fun!
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