Degrees offered: |
N/A |
Number of faculty: |
5 |
Number of majors in the program: |
N/A |
Faculty Liaison: |
Keith Polette |
Library Subject Specialist: |
Lisa Weber |
Department Chair: |
Evelyn Posey |
Program Description
Courses in Children's Literature and Young Adult Fiction are taught in the English Dept. but are required in the core curriculum for Elementary Education. English 3545 is a required course for Elementary Education majors with English specialists and English 3305 is required for all Elementary Education majors. The collection is a laboratory collection for use by the Elementary Education students.
Description of Existing Collection
NCIP Code: 2b
The DEWEY call numbers are: 000-999, B (Biography), E (Easy), F (Fiction); LC call numbers include: NC965, PN1009, Z1037-1039. The collection has been built up over time and includes the best classics in children's literature. When checking the collection against lists of best books, 60% were located. The titles not located have been ordered if they are in print. The collection suffers from heavy use both by the UTEP students and by children of library users who pull the materials off the shelves. Faculty members involved with teaching children's literature have com
Current Collecting Intensity
NCIP Code: 2b
The faculty continue to select titles from the many lists of outstanding children's books such as the ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, ALA's Notable Children's Books, the Kate Greenaway Medal list, the CLASP Americas Children's and Young Adult Book Award/Commended List, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, the Coretta Scott King Award books, the Caldecott Medal and Honor Books, and the Newberry Medal and Honor Books. Because of the emphasis on border and Latino cultures, selectors check bibliographies of Latino titles judged to be outstanding. Selectors also look for materials treating multicultural diversity. Most of the graduates from the Elementary Education program become teachers in the
Last updated: November 07, 2005
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