Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities

As families are looking for better ways to educate their children, more and more of them are becoming interested and engaged in alternative ways of schooling that are different, separate, or opposite of the traditional classroom. Homeschooling has become ever more creative and varied as families create custom-tailored curricula, assignments, goals, and strategies that are best for each unique child. This presents a multitude of challenges and opportunities for information institutions, including public, academic, school, and special libraries. The need for librarians to help homeschool families become information and media literate is more important than ever.

This collection of essays provides a range of approaches and strategies suggested by skilled professionals as well as veteran homeschool parents on how to best serve the diverse needs and learning experiences of homeschooled youth. It includes information on needs assessments for special needs students, gifted students, and African American students; advice on how to provide support for the families of homeschoolers; case studies; and information on new technologies that could benefit libraries and the homeschooler populations that they serve.

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Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities

As families are looking for better ways to educate their children, more and more of them are becoming interested and engaged in alternative ways of schooling that are different, separate, or opposite of the traditional classroom. Homeschooling has become ever more creative and varied as families create custom-tailored curricula, assignments, goals, and strategies that are best for each unique child. This presents a multitude of challenges and opportunities for information institutions, including public, academic, school, and special libraries. The need for librarians to help homeschool families become information and media literate is more important than ever.

This collection of essays provides a range of approaches and strategies suggested by skilled professionals as well as veteran homeschool parents on how to best serve the diverse needs and learning experiences of homeschooled youth. It includes information on needs assessments for special needs students, gifted students, and African American students; advice on how to provide support for the families of homeschoolers; case studies; and information on new technologies that could benefit libraries and the homeschooler populations that they serve.

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Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities

Homeschooling and Libraries: New Solutions and Opportunities

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Overview

As families are looking for better ways to educate their children, more and more of them are becoming interested and engaged in alternative ways of schooling that are different, separate, or opposite of the traditional classroom. Homeschooling has become ever more creative and varied as families create custom-tailored curricula, assignments, goals, and strategies that are best for each unique child. This presents a multitude of challenges and opportunities for information institutions, including public, academic, school, and special libraries. The need for librarians to help homeschool families become information and media literate is more important than ever.

This collection of essays provides a range of approaches and strategies suggested by skilled professionals as well as veteran homeschool parents on how to best serve the diverse needs and learning experiences of homeschooled youth. It includes information on needs assessments for special needs students, gifted students, and African American students; advice on how to provide support for the families of homeschoolers; case studies; and information on new technologies that could benefit libraries and the homeschooler populations that they serve.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781476639239
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 04/20/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 286
File size: 4 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Vera Gubnitskaia has worked as a library manager, consultant, and reference librarian in public and academic libraries in Russia and the United States. She has contributed chapters to several professional publications, edited multiple anthologies, and published book reviews. She is currently an art fellow at Crealde School in Winter Park, Florida. A Michigan resident, Carol Smallwood has practiced in school, public and special libraries. Her primary interest is practical librarianship, and she is the author of journal articles and editor of numerous books.
Vera Gubnitskaia has worked as a library manager, consultant, and reference librarian in public and academic libraries in Russia and the United States. She has contributed chapters to several professional publications, edited multiple anthologies, and published book reviews. She is currently an art fellow at Crealde School in Winter Park, Florida.
A Michigan resident, Carol Smallwood has practiced in school, public and special libraries. Her primary interest is practical librarianship, and she is the author of journal articles and editor of numerous books.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword
Lesley S.J. Farmer
Preface
Part I. Assessing Needs
Understanding Homeschoolers Casey Custer and Rebecca ­Rich-Wulfmeyer
African American Parents and ­Decision-Making Clarissa ­West-White and Amanda Wilkerson
Specialized Services Supporting Local Homeschool Communities
Cara Chance and Meredith Crawford
Part II. Specific Circumstances
Homeschooling, Children with Special Needs and the Library Sarah M. Sieg
Serving the Special Needs of Gifted and Talented Children
and Their Families Barbara J. Hampton
Educating Homeschoolers with Learning Differences Using Design
Thinking and Continuing Education Resources Angiah Davis and Cordelia Riley
Part III. Programs and Case Studies
Learning in the Library Sarah Polace, Amy Dreger and Meghan Villhauer
Topic-Based Programming for Homeschoolers Leah Flippin
Providing Vibrant Social Opportunities for Homeschooling Families Holly S. Hebert
Public Libraries Serving as Homeschool Hubs Leslie Paulovich
Revitalizing Homeschool Programming for Public Libraries: A Case Study Casey ­O’Leary and Ruth Szpunar
Part IV. Beyond the Public Library
Parents’ Night Out Heidi S. Busch
Virtual Homeschooling Aviva Ebner
Expanding Access: Homeschooling in the Academic Library
Margaret Dawson, Dianne Mueller and Bridgit McCafferty
Partnering with the Past: Special Collections Libraries for Homeschoolers Nancy Richey
School Libraries and Homeschooling: A Source for Socialization
Rene M. Burress, Jenna Kammer and Bobbie Bushman
Part V. Finding Resources
Funding for Library Services to Homeschoolers Casey Custer and Rebecca ­Rich-Wulfmeyer
Camp Wonderopolis: An Intergenerational Program Nadine Kramarz
Preparing to Work with Homeschooling Families Holly S. Hebert
Part VI. Career Paths
Growing Up in the Library: Homeschooling a Future Librarian Jennifer C.L. Smathers and Virginia M. Lyle
Introducing Homeschooling Students to the Librarian Profession
and Personality Types Paul J. McLaughlin, Jr.
Library Literati: Information Literacy Classes for Homeschoolers
(and Others!) Maryann Mori
Part VII. Points of View
We Are Book Rich: A Homeschooling Family’s Use of Public Libraries
Jennifer C.L. Smathers and Jennifer M. Lyle
A Library Trustee Perspective Amy Koenig
Part VIII. Infinite Possibilities
Free Play Programming in Libraries and Communities Antonio F. Buehler and Autumn E. Solomon
Continuing Education Resources for Librarians Serving Homeschoolers Bobbie Bushman and Jenna Kammer
Supplementing Education and Facilitating Relationships Through
­Role-Playing Games Michael P. Buono
About the Contributors
Index
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