Open AccessPromoting Inclusion in School Libraries
Author(s) -
Glória Bastos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iasl conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-8372
DOI - 10.29173/iasl7873
Subject(s) - inclusion (mineral) , context (archaeology) , special needs , reading (process) , school library , information literacy , work (physics) , pedagogy , point (geometry) , special educational needs , sociology , literacy , mathematics education , psychology , public relations , political science , special education , library science , computer science , engineering , geography , social science , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , psychiatry , law
Several international documents explicitly point out the responsibility of libraries in supporting people with special needs, actively promoting social inclusion processes. In the school context, one of the challenges lies precisely on its ability to achieve that all students, regardless their differences and their specific needs, are able to succeed in their learning. In Portugal, the integration of students with special educational needs in regular schools brought new challenges to school libraries. In this paper we present some insights from some projects held in the SL. The results of these studies show that in general both teachers librarians and special educators are little aware of the important role that the school library can play with these students and that a collaborative work with the teacher librarian have positive impacts, both in increasing the self-esteem of students and developing their reading and information literacy skills.