The tiny case studies are brief, practical summaries of outstanding things that some WSDLC members are doing, and serve as an opportunity for members to share a WSDLC-related problem they had and how they solved it.
Tiny Case Studies
Kindles in the Classroom (October 2019)
–Beth Hennes, Marshall Public School District
When offered an eBook, my library users will often scoff and tell me that they “just prefer to hold the book” (which is pretty common and not unique across users). Yet when offered an e-reader, sometimes they warm up to eBooks because the experience is more like a page and less like a screen. However, many e-readers are designed for personal ownership, not just an app you can sign into, which makes them hard to use in a school setting with OverDrive.
Graphic Novel Genre Study During Schoolwide Literacy Period (November 2019)
–Stephanie Judge, Sauk Prairie School District
The Sauk Prairie Middle School has a 35 minute period each day called Schoolwide Literacy. We drop everything and each teacher reads to class for 20 minutes and then students read to self for 15 minutes. In January, we establish genre groups and students select their preferred genre focus. As I teacher, I selected to lead the graphic novel genre group. The problem: How do you display a graphic novel and read it out loud to 20-25 students at the same time?
Getting Buy-in from Key Stakeholders (January 2020)
–Jennifer Peterson, Menasha Joint School District
You finally have ebooks, but now how do you get people to start using them? Who should you start with? How do you spread the word and garner interest?
Audiobooks for Accessibility with Title Assignments (October 2024)
— Raquel Rand, Green Bay Area Public School District
Some of our students struggle to follow along with grade level books. They may be able to comprehend the story, but the physical act of reading may prevent a student from being successful.
Submitting a Tiny Case Study
If you have an idea for a Tiny Case Study, we want to know about it! Please reach out to us at wsdlc-info@wils.org, or complete the idea form, and we will reach out to you with next steps.