Serving teen parents : from literacy to life skills / Ellin Klor and Sarah Lapin ; foreword by Maryann Mori.
Material type:
TextSeries: Libraries Unlimited professional guides for young adult librariansPublication details: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, ©2011.Description: xxiv, 200 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1598846930 (acidfree paper)
- 9781598846935 (acid-free paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's | Please Ask at Children's Desk | 027.6 K66 | Available | 33111007925478 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A comprehensive guide to working with teen parents and their children that provides practical program ideas for successful school and public library program development, implementation, and evaluation. Teen parents and their children represent an underserved, high-need population in many communities. Libraries have the potential to significantly influence the quality of life for teen parent families by providing free access to information and resources, developing specific programs, and serving as a safe, public learning environment. Serving Teen Parents: From Literacy to Life Skills helps library staff support teen parents as their children's first teachers, positively affecting two generations at once. The authors explain how to successfully communicate with this group and build upon their competencies and strengths. They offer best practices, professional anecdotes, and step-by-step direction on connecting with teen parents, collaborating with community partners, locating funding options, and implementing successful programs. This invaluable guide is the most comprehensive resource currently available that directly addresses the needs of librarians serving the teen-parent demographic.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding teen parents -- Teen parents within a system : influencing factors -- Communicating with teen parents -- Program development of successful teen parent services -- Parent focused programs : literacy and life skills -- The power of play: teen parents at the library -- Parent/child interactive literacy programs -- Teen parent families : playing and learning together.