The Science and Joy of Reading: Literacy in Elementary Libraries

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Course Details

July 23-August 13, 2025
Half-Day Online Course + 3-Week Workshop
12 Credit Hours
This course is geared toward elementary librarians serving preK-3rd grade students.

About This Course

Learn to support early literacy by integrating the science of reading into your elementary library.

Live sessions via Zoom:
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
from 12:00 to 4:00 pm ET
(recordings available for 6 months)

Asynchronous Workshop:
Project-based assignments with expert feedback over 3 weeks

School librarians and staff can better support early literacy development if they first understand the latest research regarding literacy instruction. This course will start by providing foundational information on the science of reading and the foundational big six literacy skills and competencies alongside a discussion of the role of school libraries in literacy development. You will then learn how to integrate literacy skills into engaging library programs and leave with practical ideas for how to support and partner with teachers in your school.

This course includes one half-day of live, online presentations from an expert speaker, as well as three weeks of a guided asynchronous workshop with facilitated peer cohorts and assignments. In this workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to practice what you’ve learned through prompted activities, share and crowdsource issues with peers, and get feedback from peers and your facilitator.

The live sessions run on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm (recorded for on demand viewing) with an asynchronous workshop over 3 weeks. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Learning outcomes coming soon!

Program to be announced soon!

This is an online course with a half-day of live, online speaker presentations and an asynchronous 3-week workshop and will include:

  • Live Sessions: Guest speaker presentations by leaders in their field. (All sessions are recorded for on demand access for six months after the course ends.)

  • Facilitated discussions: Audience participation in Q&A and discussion with guest speakers.

  • Asynchronous workshop: Project-based weekly assignments to connect what you’re learning to your professional life. Includes written feedback from an expert in the field who functions as the workshop facilitator, as well as peer conversation via discussion forums. 
  • Early access on-demand resources: Access to a series of past live session archives from Library Journal and School Library Journal courses to explore at your own pace.

  • Online Classroom: The virtual learning platform that holds all course content and is accessible for six months after the course ends.

*Note: You do not have to complete the asynchronous work during these three weeks; it will be open to you for six months. However, the feedback from facilitators will only be available from July 23-August 13. 

Expected time commitment

If you attend or watch the recordings of all live sessions and participate fully in the asynchronous workshop, you'll spend approximately 4 hours per week on this course. You'll earn 12 hours of PD credit and a Library Journal certificate of completion.

On-demand access

All live guest speaker sessions are recorded and available on-demand for six months following the initial broadcast as a part of your purchase.

Certificate of completion

Complete the course and earn 12 professional development credit hours. We provide a certificate that is emailed to you.

Accessibility

All guest speaker sessions feature auto captioning and are made available on demand after the initial broadcast. Please email course-support@libraryjournal.com upon registration if you require any special accommodations and we will make our best efforts to facilitate them.

Support

For support with online courses, please contact course-support@libraryjournal.com.

Speakers to be announced soon!

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