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Dissertation Information for Jacqueline Hovis Barlup

NAME:
- Jacqueline Hovis Barlup

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Pittsburgh (USA) (1991)

ADVISORS:
- E. Blanche Woolls

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- None

MPACT Status: Incomplete - Ambiguous

Title: Whole language, the librarian, and children's literature beyond the basal reader: A case study of the attitudes of students, teachers, and librarians with literature-based reading

Abstract: This study was conducted during the 1990 and 1991 school terms in the Waynesboro (PA) Area School District serving a population of 28,000 with 4,300 students. Four elementary schools which provided the study's population had 2,500 students, 80 teachers, and 4 librarians. The purpose of the study was to investigate attitudes about books, reading, and writing in an emerging whole language approach to reading instruction. This was accomplished through the following objectives: (1) To investigate student attitudes about books, reading, and libraries when library and trade books are used in reading instruction. (2) To investigate teacher attitudes about basal readers, trade and library books, and library and administrative support for literature-based instruction. (3) To investigate the role of the school librarian in meeting the needs of teachers and students using whole language as an alternative to the basal reader.

A case study was employed using questionnaires to investigate students', teachers', and librarians' attitudes and receptivity to whole language concepts, and any corresponding use and involvement within the school library media centers. First-grade students and classroom teachers in four elementary schools were surveyed to determine their attitudes over a 9-month period. Librarians in the same schools were queried concerning changes in circulation and in their involvement with the planning and implementation of reading not only in language arts but in all areas of the curriculum. These responses were matched with questionnaires sent to school librarians in 24 other school districts within the Lincoln Intermediate Unit of which Waynesboro is a part.

Many children enter school already knowing that the print in books carries meaning, and that there are certain spatial characteristics such as size, shape, direction, and sequence. Too frequently these same children are turned off to books because of excessive emphasis on reading skills which keeps them from actually bonding with real books.

Many teachers have come to recognize that the traditional dependence on basal readers and workbooks has not always produced the desired results. With the implementation of literature-based instruction, less formal classroom atmosphere, reading integration throughout the curriculum, flexible library scheduling, and more independent reading time for children, increased interest in books and more enjoyment of reading seems apparent. Librarians by profession seek to place the right book in the right hands to promote a continuing enjoyment of the reading experience. The opportunities for their involvement in the total reading process increase greatly through whole language and literature-based instruction. This study was undertaken to test these perceived theories. It is hoped that the results will provide insight for others pursuing similar paths.

MPACT Scores for Jacqueline Hovis Barlup

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C = 0
A+C = 0
T = 0
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TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:23:40

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ADVISEES:
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COMMITTEESHIPS:
- None