PRAXIS 5311 Library Media Specialist Latest Update 100% Pass

PRAXIS 5311 Library Media Specialist Latest Update 100% Pass Tinker v. Des Moines U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a student's First Amendment right to engage in symbolic speech in school. Students were expelled after wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War. ALA v. Department of Justice and Reno v. ACLU Declared unconstitutional a crime to send or display indecent material on line in a way available to minors. Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) Books were removed form school libraries by the school board. Senior student Steven Pico sued to get the books returned. School library can not restrict speech because it does not agree with the speech. United States v. ALA The Supreme Court upheld the Children's Internet Protection Act which requires libraries receiving federal funds for internet access to install filters so that both adult and child patrons cannot access materials considered obscene, child pornography, or "harmful to minors". No Child Left Behind (NCLB) In 2001, Pres. Bush designed to promote "standards-based education reform" via assessments that measure progress; results often affect funding and administration control. Implement Reading First Program: 1.) Phonemic Awareness 2.) Phonics 3.) Fluency 4.) Vocabulary 5.) Comprehension Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) A law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. Intellectual Freedom The right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. Libraries protect 1st Amendment - free and open access to information. Banned Books Materials actually removed from libraries. Examples: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Qualitative Anecdotal - What we believe is true, from experiences or observations, or stories repeated to us. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Protects the privacy of student education records. Parents have certain rights to children's records - transfers to student at age of 18 (called "eligible students"). Patriot Act (2001) Law enforcement expands surveillance and investigative powers. Update wiretap and surveillance laws in internet age - addressing real-time communication and stored communications (email + voicemail). Libraries provide place to exercise intellectual freedom. Libraries will protect these privacies until presented with a court order. Almanac Annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables, often including miscellany of other info. Emergent Newly formed. Query Hypermedia - online catalog. Loertscher The Learning Commons - Participating Learning Community - Knowledge Building - Collaboration - Self-Directed Vygotsky Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) - Constructivist approach - Providing the appropriate assistance will give the student enough of a "boost" to achieve the task. - Achieve with guidance and encouragement from skilled partner. - Internalization Micheal Pritz Award Best book written for teens - tends to be edgy. Can have up to four honors. Beowulf Unknown author National Book Award - Most outstanding contribution to young people lives. - $10,000 prize. - Most recognized Award.