KQW
Knowledge Quest Web Edition
May/June 2008

Storytelling

Editors’ Choice Resources for Storytelling

International Storytelling Center

Storyarts

Storytelling in Schools

Digital Storytelling

National Storytelling Network

Storytelling Theory and Practice

Columns

Homepage
- Differentiated Storytelling: From Focused Observation to Strategic Teaching
  - Debbie Abilock (KQ Print PDF)
President's Column
- Connections, Communications, Collaborations ...Are We There Yet?
  - Sara Kelly Johns (KQ Print PDF)
CBC Meet the Author/Illustrator
- The Mantra of Interconnectivity Meets the Mandala of The Looking Glass Wars Universe
  - Frank Beddor (KQ Print PDF)
PBS Teaching and Learning Resources
- Focus on Storytelling - PBS Teachers' Staff (KQ Print PDF)
Home Run Research
- Are Read-Alouds and Free Reading "Natural Partners"? An Experimental Study
  – Kyung Sook Cho and Dong Seop Choi (KQ Print PDF)
Making Correlations – Meghan Harper and Michelle Baldini (coming soon)
Cataloging 101: Cataloging Made (Almost) Easy – Sandra Q. Williams

Features

The Process of Sharing Stories with Young People
– Brian W. Sturm (KQ Print PDF)
Retelling Classic Folktales – Brian W. Sturm (KQ Print PDF)
Storytelling Head of School – Merle Froshman
Gather Round the Campfire – Carrie Higgins (KQ Print PDF)
Storytelling as Summative Assessment: A Journey of Collaboration
– Linda Martin
The Ogre Awards – Enid Davis
"Where Did I See That Story?" – Margaret Read MacDonald
A Report from the Forbidden Fruit Conference
- Wendy Stephens
Professional Pages Reviews
- Sears List of Subject Headings:19 th Edition
  - Reviewed by Tom Adamich
- Proquest Historical and Political Databases - Reviewed by John Royce
- eLibrary Science Database from Proquest - Reviewed by John Royce

Spotlight : Making the Case

Are you:

Preparing an impact statement in support of your program?
Appealing to the principal for flexible scheduling?
Reaching out for more collaboration with teachers?
Making a presentation that will convince the school board of the need to renovate your facility?

School library media specialists must count among their advocacy skills the ability to harness the research and professional literature—as well as state and national standards—to make an effective case.

Elizabeth Pollicino’s new column highlights research studies that address the current themes of Knowledge Quest and KQ Web. The results of these studies are presented as they relate to the professional literature and key documents such as Information Power and Standards for 21 st Century Learners.

Making the Case for Storytelling in the School Library

Elizabeth Pollicino

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