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Stories bring together readers, writers, librarians, teachers, students, and families in the libraries of today and will continue to do so tomorrow. Written for all those lovers of literacy, this book links libraries and literacies through the power of stories. The book is not filled with data in the form of pie charts, graphs, and tables. Rather, the truth of the research is grounded in authentic stories that reflect not only the interpretation of data, but also the transformative nature of literacies and libraries. The author's primary goal is that readers will come to value and use storytelling in their own professional and personal lives to explain and expand on complex concepts and to make information more accessible for all.The book begins by presenting anecdotes and the author's personal story to lay the foundation for what literacies are, and what literacy is not. An activity, "Spiral of Literacy," allows readers to reflect on their own literacies. Chapters that follow each begin with a story that sets the theoretical foundation. Each chapter concludes with an action section that demonstrates how to turn theory to practice, whether you are in a library, a classroom, or at home. A final chapter envisions what libraries might look like in 10 years, through interviews with librarians, teachers, and others interested in literacy.
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THE POWER OF STORY THE POWER OF STORY Joan Wink Copyright © 2018 by Joan Wink All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Control Number: 2017024833 ISBN: 978-1-4408-4396-9 (print) 978-1-4408-4397-6 (ebook) 22 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. Libraries Unlimited An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Excerpts from Wink, Joan. Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World, 1st ed., © 1997. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., New York, New York. Excerpts from Wink, Joan. Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World, 3rd ed., © 2005. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., New York, New York. Excerpts from Wink, Joan. Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World, 4th ed., © 2011. Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., New York, New York. The publisher has done its best to make sure the instructions and/or recipes in this book are correct. However, users should apply judgment and experience when preparing recipes, especially parents and teachers working with young people. The publisher accepts no responsibility for the outcome of any recipe included in this volume and assumes no liability for, and is released by readers from, any injury or damage resulting from the strict adherence to, or deviation from, the directions and/or recipes herein. The publisher is not responsible for any reader’s specific health or allergy needs that may require medical supervision, nor for any adverse reactions to the recipes contained in this book. All yields are approximations. To Teachers and Librarians To Readers and Writers To Betty Jay, Diane Kindt, and Mary Ann Dobras To one of the finest families I know: Mine! CONTENTS Preface ix Chapter 1: Loving That Literacy 1 Chapter 2: Loving Those Stories 43 Chapter 3: Animals and the Alphabet 69 Chapter 4: High-Stakes Stories 91 Chapter 5: Of Immigrants and Imagination