Hello everyone,
This is the second time for me to post my query.
I'm interested in the librarian's role and appropriate services for
the diversity students, especially LD, ADHD, and behavior problem students.
I'm working at the junior public high school in Japan as a school
librarian.
On the inclusion thinking, the number of the diversity students
who are LD, ADHD, behavior problems and slow learners, is increasing
annually at the regular classes.
(At the Japanese elementary and junior high school, 6.3% students are LD,
ADHD according to the ministry of education and science in Japan.)
Therefore, many diversity students visit the school library also.
Last year, I had an experience that some students who might have a behavior
problems, drop off the displayed books or got on the top shelves etc.
But, other Japanese public school librarians have also the
similar experiences.
Until then, I found that there some guide books and the articles on special
needs services at the school library and got the responses through this LM.
However, I don't find such a guide book or articles in Japan.
Therefore, I started to study at the graduate school to solve my
queries since this April.
If I know the librarian's appropriate role and provide the concrete services
for them, all students who are included in diversity students will have a
satisfaction and get the library skills which includes information literacy
skill.
According to the Information Power, it suggests that librarian have the role
of information specialist, information consultant and teacher's role.
But, how about the counselor's mind or view?
Actually, students who visit the library often, says they want to calm and
relax and enjoy or talk their problems.
In the library, every experienced librarian through articles suggested that
respect the students and listen to their words.
I suppose this policy is the Rogers' person centered theory.
Although I'm not a teacher and a counselor, I feel that it is important to
have a view of teacher and counselor.
To provide and response many students, I have to think the communication way
by different situation at the library.
Unfortunately that, I haven't got the information from others on my feeling.
Does librarian need a counselor's mind? If it is a common sense, is there
any data or information on that?
Thank you for reading my target.
Hiroyo Matsudo
School librarian
Ichikawa city, Chiba Japan
Higashi Kokubun junior High School
hiroyo@jade.dti.ne.jp
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