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2010 IASL ConferenceDiversity Challenge ResilienceSCHOOL LIBRARIES IN ACTION

Alexandra MarquesNational Reading Plan

Ana Bela MartinsSchool Libraries Network

ProgrammeÇ

Alexandra MarquesNational Reading Plan

Ana Bela MartinsSchool Libraries Network

Programmees


http://www.planonacionaldeleitura.gov.pt [email protected] http://www.rbe.min-edu.pt/[email protected]

The National Reading Plan and the School Libraries Network Programme: promoting a reading culture in

school community – a close partnership

Inspiring connections: learning, libraries & literacy

2010 IASL Conference

World Class Learning and Literacy through School Libraries

Brisbane, BCEC 27 September - 1 October 2010

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1. Key outcomes


Portuguese School Library Landscape

2. School Libraries Self Evaluation Model. Improving quality through a culture of evidence based practice and advocacy

Pilot testing the School Library Self Evaluation Model since 2008; In-the-field training of teacher librarians; Implementation of the model by all school libraries in 2010.



3. School Libraries Network Programme External Evaluation Leadership; Team motivation; Quality and effectiveness of network development; Regional coordinators supporting school libraries in the field; School Libraries Self Evaluation Model; Guidelines.



Teacher librarian is the actor of change


4. Legal recognition of the teacher librarian professional position

All clusters of schools have a teacher librarian

National Reading Plan – launched in 2006 to improve reading skills and reading habits.

It is a response to the concerns of the levels of literacy of the general population, especially youths, as this level is significantly lower than the European average.

the target audience which is given priority in the first phase and which will run for five years, are children who attend Pre-School Education and children who attend Basic Education, especially during the first six years of school.

NRP and SLNP work together and school libraries have an important role to place the book at the centre of the school activity, preparing innovative projects.


An action plan was conceived, involving several institutions, schools, public libraries, social institutions, private institutions, civil associations with relevant significance to educational system, namely throughout the network between School Libraries and the National Reading Plan.


Coordination of NRP

Coordination of the National Reading Plan – an Agency based at the Ministry of Education

Strategic partner responsible for programmes in the Education area – School Library Network Office (RBE)

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National Reading Plan (cont.)Programmes to encourage and promote reading:

in school contexts - classroom - school libraries

in the context of public libraries and other community spacesin the family/leisure time contextin unconventional reading contexts Experimental projects for the promotion of reading

the project aLeR + shows the partnership between School Libraries Network Programme and National Reading Plan


Main goal of this project: • Creation of a culture of school where the pleasure of reading and reading are central elements cross all curricula and extracurricular activities, involving all elements of the educational community.

Financial and technical support by SLNP and NRP


National Reading Plan and the School Libraries Network Programme launched aLeR+ Project, in 2008/09 in a partnership with National

Literacy Trust and Reading Connects Project.


“…finding ways to engage students in reading may be one of the most effective ways to leverage social change…”

Reading for Change, OECD, 2002

Seeking to encourage schools to set reading and the pleasure of reading in the centre of their educational project and its activities, following a set of guidelines:

•To set the pleasure of reading in the centre of its efforts to raise the standards of learning for students and educational success;

•To involve all the elements of the educational community in reading promotion - educators, teachers, staff, parents and librarians, local authorities, etc.;

•To work in partnership with families to encourage reading at home...


Develop an integrated culture of reading


Key areas:

• All school reading strategy• Reading promotion (visible) • School library • Groups with specific interests • Reading events and groups• Integrating reading for pleasure into

transition levels• Family involvement• Community involvement

Each school has chosen the key areas according its reality and interests

The project aLeR+

33 schools in 2008/2009 33 + 30 schools in 2009/2010 14 schools in 2010/2011 30 CIBE (Regional Coordinators of SLNP) 74 teams coordinated by teacher librarian

National level All educational levels

Reading practices already in the field Recognition of the importance of reading for school success and

educational Reading literacy as a main goal in School Project Involvement of School Board Public library articulation Teacher librarian


Resources • Financial support

• Guidelines: presentation, guidelines, family toolkit

• Materials to support the development of projects ( online)

•Certificate and access to the logo

• Financial and technical support


Supervision

regular communication

regional meetings

visits to schools

national meeting


Communication and dissemination

moodle platform

a summary of reading activities - film

NRP portal and SLNP portal

meetings, seminars …

an annual meeting


Annual Conference (July 2010)

Internal evaluation based on:

Supervision visits of the lead team

“The close supervision by the lead team to all schools within the project, was considered a positive aspect and seems to became a

greater responsibility and recognition by all shoos and school boards ” In, 2010 NRP Evaluation Report

Documentation produced under the projectPresentation of activities in the annual conference of the project


Findings:

• a real progress in different reading areas • reading promotion related to literature was the main focus in the first year

• second year, 90% of the projects work with curricula and in articulation with all school

• a strong impact in school community


External evaluation : Findings:

• the added value of this project in the promotion of a reading culture

• the teacher librarian and school library as the main actors of the change

• relevance of the partnership between the two programs: SLNP and\ NRP


a major sensibility to reading issues, reading as a cross curricula activity, reading is a daily routine either in formal or informal schooling activities,

“... diverse and originality of activities developed by schools. Involving all school community, in a reading environment spread out to families and community…”

Teacher librarian, in 2010 NRP Evaluation Report


more coherent and consistent reading promotion activities

a greater interaction between school library and teachers

increasing of collaborative work between teacher librarian and teachers


aLeR+ is developing a “reading policy in schools”

“I think that now we can talk about a truly reading policy and that makes the difference... a major engagement of

teachers of different subjects “

“ All teachers have the same focus, they try to achieve the same goals and not isolated activities (as it was in the

beginning) “

Teacher librarian, in 2010 NRP Evaluation Report


a greater interaction between public library, school library and school community,

parents and local community, including local authorities are much more involved

“Reading club works for parents, too…and a lot of them do

the recommended reading…” Teacher Librarian, in 2010 NRP Evaluation Report


the added value of teacher librarian

“… a major factor of improvement, evidenced in the study cases, is the teacher librarian position and the practical

results of this measure…All school recognize the central role of school library in the organization and in performing

activities…” in 2010 NRP Evaluation Report



What schools say:

“…The school library is the heart of school. School library is leading

and keeps students, teachers and others moving… “Teacher Librarian, in 2010 NRP Evaluation Report

“…The project has contributed to turn reading a main focus in school community…”

“… More time in classroom contexts addressed to reading in different kind of reading (scientific, poetry, literature, maths…)”

“… a reading plan to each class is conceived with the support of school library …”

“School as a reading community is a very difficult task, but if we have three conditions:

A lot of books, lot of good books for instruction and pleasure

A lot of teachers as good reading models

A school library which are able to put reading at the center of the school

-this is the way, we are sure…”


Lina Duarte, teacher librarian, in Noesis (2010), 82, Jul./Sept.

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Documents

school community

school libraries brisbane

culture of school

pleasure of reading

reading culture

years of school

school activity

reading skills