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Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None
This course prepares school and youth service librarians to take leadership in creating cultures of literacy for young people aged 12-18. Students will explore both traditional and emerging social/digital strategies to match readers with books across genres and media formats, plan and implement reader-centered activities, model critical thinking relating to the reading of nonfiction and fiction, and celebrate authors and reading.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the practiced ability to separate their personal responses to reading materials from their professional role in selecting and sharing writing and art with young adults
(NJAC VII) - Show their ability to analyze Young Adult literature, including realism, fantasy, and nonfiction in the context of our diverse multicultural society and the changing experiences of adolescents (NJAC VII)
- Manifest an ability to obtain, select and utilize appropriate evaluation tools including critical commentary from reputable publications, comments from teenagers, and insights from peers (NJAC III)
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Common Core ELA standards (and current state variants) and how they relate to the needs of teenagers and the nature of YA collections. (NJAC II)
- Present an engaged and nuanced evaluation of a major Young Adult author as a model for book talks and other presentations. (NJAC VII)
- Show the ability to plan and budget book-related activities for a YA library through specific fully-realized examples. (III)
- Demonstrate the practiced ability to separate their personal responses to reading materials from their professional role in selecting and sharing writing and art with young adults