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Libraries Assisting Students with Reading and English Language Challenges
- 1. Breaking the Barriers in Information Inquiry: Opportunities for Libraries to Assist Students with Reading and English Language Challenges Kristina Appelt - Prairie State College Tish Hayes – Oakton C.C./Moraine Valley C.C. Terra Jacobson - Moraine Valley C.C.
- 2. Computer Lab Coffee Shop Book Store Faculty Offices Event Area Copy Center Printing Cafeteria Nap Room Mall Mail Room Community Center Group Study Classroom Information Center Lounge Phone Booth Blockbuster Library
- 3. Who are our students? • IEL/ELL/ESL • Developmental Programs • Literacy Tutoring Programs • Adult Ed programs
- 4. Literacy Facts Students Taking Any Remedial Education Courses 03-04 07-08 % Increase Public 2 yr 23.0% 23.9% 3.9 Public 4 yr 21.3% 25.3% 18.8 Public 4 yr 16.3% 17.2% 5.5 (PhD) Private 4 yr 14.4% 16.5% 14.6 Private 4 yr 11.7% 13.3% 13.7 (PhD U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 and 2007-08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and NPSAS:08)
- 5. Literacy Facts Percent of Adults (16 and older) lacking basic literacy skills 1992 2003 Illinois 15% 13% Cook County 22% 19% U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy English as a Second Language http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_433.asp http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/adulted/tables/table_2.asp
- 6. Needs assessment • Varied pace • Create community • Contextualized • Familiarity Instruction • Interaction • Customized • Self-awareness • Individualized • Set time constraint
- 7. Challenges for students with low English language literacy levels • Range of motivation and levels • Used to different kinds of libraries, limited view • Read for main point, but need details • Library vocabulary, never been in a library • Popular and fiction does not equal easy to read. • Long time to succeed (5-7 years) for full comprehension. (30%-50% pass rate for beginners) • The view that all of these areas can be categorized into one approach
- 8. Ideas for libraries Developmental & Literacy ESL/IEL Tutoring • Basic definition handouts • Focus on “sourcing” • Employment focus • Help them structure questions • Space for tutoring • Book clubs for non-native • One on One appointments speakers • Shorter sessions, 30 min. • Hands on/interactive sessions • Customized library tour • Multiple read through • Be an “answer” person • Encourage group work • Targeted advertising • Develop a sense of community • Other library services • Librarians attend student presentations
- 11. Considerations for Collection Development • Population Needs • Variety of Formats • Age Appropriate Content • Low-Vocab/High Interest • Collections outside of traditional academic areas ▫ Popular Fiction ▫ Graphic Novels ▫ Urban Fiction
- 12. Identifying These Resources • Catalog • Special Collections • Displays • Marketing • Instruction
- 14. Identifying Instruction Opportunities • Adult ED (GED)/ ESL • Intentional Advising • English Department • Math Department
- 15. English - RDG098 • Using library collections to guide the research assignment • Information literacy objectives • Feedback