Youth Services: School-Age
Topic outline
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Welcome to
the Youth Services School-Age Course.This course is designed to build upon the Youth Services Overview course, and give more information on how to specifically support your school-age library patrons. This course will give you a deeper understanding of school-age developmental changes, as well as help you consider the ways your library can support learning, curiosity, and growth during this time. Please see the accompanying workbook for more information as it is referenced in this course. Workbook completion is not required, but is recommended.
This Youth Services: School-Age course is part of a larger Youth Services Curriculum that focuses on specific age groups. The other age-specific courses are:
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Please download this PDF workbook that is designed to accompany the course. This workbook contains additional questions, resources, and information that can help you further your understanding of the topics covered in the all of the Youth Services courses. Completion of the workbook is optional, but recommended.This workbook is meant to serve as a learning supplement to the material in this course, and will further your understanding and knowledge of youth services concepts. We recommend that you use this workbook as you work through each section of this course. This workbook is a fillable PDF, which means that you can download and save a copy to your computer, and fill in the blanks using a keyboard, or you may choose to print it out and write your notes. No matter how you use it, it is designed for you to refer back to as needed.
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Thank you to all the people who helped work on this course!
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Please read this book for an overview of important developmental milestones and changes that school-aged children might experience. This book will cover the following topics:
- Physical Development
- Cognitive (Brain) Development
- Emotional Development
- A Note About Tweens
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You will need to complete two short reflection questions before progressing onto the next section.
Each response must include a minimum of 20 words.
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Please read this section for a quick overview of things to consider for school-age collection development.
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You will need to complete two short reflection questions before progressing onto the next section.
Each response must include a minimum of 20 words.
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Please read this section to learn more about things to consider when creating school-age spaces in your library.
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You will need to complete two short reflection questions before progressing onto the next section.
Each response must include a minimum of 20 words.
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Please read this book for an overview of School-Age programming. This book will cover the following topics:
- School-Age Programs: The Why
- Creating and Implementing Programs
- Promoting Programs
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You will need to complete two short reflection questions before progressing onto the next section.
Each response must include a minimum of 20 words.
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Please read this book for an overview of Community Engagement. This book will cover the following topics:
- Serving Families
- Serving Educators
- Community Outreach and Partnerships
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You will need to complete two short reflection questions before progressing onto the next section.
Each response must include a minimum of 20 words.
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