I will make my final decision on what I think of the matter as things progress or more questions are answered. As of now, these are my thoughts,
If the librarians in this specific schools district are responsible for teaching the students to read, and 4-8th grade are still reading below the grade level, that could be the reason the librarians are moved into different positions.
The goal is the students reading to their grade level, and specialized support necessary for that to happen.
Traditional school librarians do not teach you how to read.
They do not teach you one on one how to read.
There is more to teaching students to read, especially struggling students, than reading them stories.
The teachers are even failing to teach them to read, so obviously a traditional librarian isn't equipped for that at the scale or depth necessary for the kids to catch up.
The traditional school librarian teaches you how to gain access to books and information computer, etc, in the library, and reads stories to younger kids.
No matter how fancy we make what they do sound by describing it with large important words.
They are not equipped for what he is introducing.
If they were the students would not be behind, because the librarians would have helped the teachers teach them to read.
Librarians serve a different purpose.
There's a difference in between being able to find where a book is located on a shelf, than being able to read the book that you find.
As the superintendent stated, " it's about prioritizing what is important "
Why didn't there parents help teach them. The parents should have known they were behind and should have asked for change.
I would prefer my child to know how to read a book, than to know where to put it on the shelf.
Not, " the wealthy or white areas have a library so we want our kids to have one too "
Being able to locate a book that you can't read is useless.
The priority is teaching them HOW to read.
Not teaching them the ends and outs of a library.
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