We Can Teach That

Information Literacy for School Librarians

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eText | 28 November 2024 | Edition Number 1

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Information literacy is a complex subject that finally arrived at the doorstep of school libraries. This book inspires librarians to teach literacy at all levels.

For decades academic researchers have been trying to capture the essence of information literacy, its educational, cognitive and civic value.

The collection of book chapters offered in We Can Teach That is a handbook that can be used as an inspiration for teaching various types of literacy: visual, digital, multicultural, health and more. The book asks important questions: When do we start teaching information literacy? How do we teach it? How does it affect our students at their education level? How does it prepare them for their post high school adult life? Does it impact their transition to college or career?

Dziedzic-Elliott and her collaborators provide a range of best practices and concepts that inspire thinking about teaching information literacy at all levels. Although written with school librarians in mind, the book can be easily adapted by teachers, school administrators and even public librarians who are looking to incorporate information literacy elements in their daily practices.

The book challenges the reader to rethink what they know about digital or tech literacy, breaks some stereotypical concepts about multicultural literacy and highlights the importance of literacies even in adulthood.