Competency 6- (Successive Fraction)

The previous screen shots show the query and results from a successive fraction search I performed in DIALOG. I started with the general term "library" and repeated with "school", then "English and Second and Language". When combined, I had two extremely relevant hits. Both articles would be of use to a teacher of bilingual students. Although DIALOG was extremely intimidating initially, the practice sessions prepared me to search with ease. I was pleased with my results and spent $2.02!

Competency 6- (Citation Pearl)

Using Project Muse, I searched for journal aritcles that would help teachers who were perhaps new to ESL students. I began with ESL and library. The article by Shelley Stagg-Peterson and Daphne Heywood discussed how the library could support the students at school and the families of the students as well. Using the terms language, children, and literacy, I refined my results. Many of the results concered French, however the debate of immersion, billingual, or inclusion crosses language lines, so these will apply. I pulled the term Latino from one result because the majority of ESL students in my area are Spanish speakers. The results follow:

MDisar-Competency 6 (Specific Facet)

I conducted this search in LibLit. "ESL" was the most specific facet, and that search yielded 47 results. These covered a broad spectrum including public libraries and adult services, neither of which I needed. Next, I added "junior high" which was the thesaurus term for middle school. I did not get any hits, so I just used "school". The database had nineteen relevant articles on selecting materials for students, including adolescents, collaboration with other school personnel, and methods for instruction.

MDisar-Competency 6 (Building Block)

This search used ERIC FirstSearch and the building block strategy. Above is my query using the terms ESL and Middle School and libra*. Below are the five results. I was especially pleased with two and three which covered picture books for ESL students in middle school and chapter books, respectively.