April Zuniga's Digital Advocacy Story: Families that Read Together, Succeed Together @ Your Library!
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Story Title and Link: Families that Read Together, Succeed Together
Digital Advocacy Story Reflection
Digital Advocacy Story Reflection Script Reflection Script.docx
Meme: Families that Read Together, Succeed Together @ Your Library
One-sentence Theme: Family literacy is the key to a child's success and is important for their continual growth.
Competencies: Based on the American Library Association division ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) competencies for Librarians Serving Young Children in Public Libraries.
I. Knowledge of Client Group
1. Understands theories of infant, child, and adolescent learning and development and their implications for library service.
2. Recognizes the effects of societal developments on the needs of children.
6. Understands and responds to the needs of parents, caregivers, and other adults who use the resources of the children's department.
7. Cultivates an environment which provides for enjoyable and convenient access to and use of library resources.
V. User and Reference Services
1. Conducts reference/readers’ advisory interviews to assist children and their parents/caregivers with the identification and selection of materials and services, according to their interests and abilities.
4. Establishes programs and services for parents, individuals and agencies providing childcare, and other professionals in the community who work with children.
VI. Programming Skills
6. Promotes library programs and services to underserved children and families.
VII. Advocacy, Public Relations, and Networking Skills
1. Utilizes effective public relations techniques and media to promote an awareness of and support for meeting children's library and information needs through all media.
| a. Who is your target audience? Why is this group your target audience? |
My target audience are parents/caregivers with young children under the age of five. The reason I targeted this audience was because I believe they need to know about Family literacy and how they can contribute to their child's education. I want to make information about the library accessible to them and let them know that library resources are free, easily attainable, and contribute to a child's early literacy skills.
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| b. How does your advocacy story relate to the concept of social justice? |
Family literacy is a concept that is achievable among all demographics. Every child has the right to learn literacy skills that will help them be ready for school and learn important concepts that will help them throughout their school career. Public libraries are important places in the community because they provide free programs and resources for parents/caregivers that are willing to take that extra step in helping their child achieve the goal of acquiring early literacy skills that will help them reach their developmental milestones.
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Reference
American Library Association (ALA) and Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 2009. Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries. American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/alsccorecomps (accessed May 14, 2014).
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