COMP 4-ERIC W/ BUILDING BLOCK STRATEGY

ERIC First Search Building Block Strategy

I chose ERIC First Search because it is a general education database that is likely to contain information regarding my query, brain based learning strategies for teaching in the high school library.

Using the facets below for a Building Block Strategy, it yielded 40 very good hits.

Keywords: brain OR cognition
Keywords: librar? Or school media center
Keywords: teaching OR instruction

The first hit was just excellent, see below. The second and third hits were less pertinent, but four through ten looked very good. As I looked through the rest, I was impressed by the number of interesting article titles that related to my query. What an interesting way to search! You can get so much closer to your real needs than when using a keyword, and especially if you are using a big web search engine like Yahoo. Wow.

FIRST HIT
Title:
Feed Your Brain!
Source:
Library Media Connection v25 n3 p22-23 Nov-Dec 2006 (2 pages)Additional Info: Linworth Publishing, Inc. 480 East Wilson Bridge Road Suite L, Worthington, OH 43085. Tel: 614-436-7107; e-mail: linworth@linworthpublishing.com; Web site: http://www.linworth.com/lmc.html; http://ezproxy.twu.edu:2071/WebZ/FSPage?pagetype=return_frameset:sessionid=fsapp4-32839-f3xp2emm-opcbje:entitypagenum=6:0:entityframedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linworth.com%2Flmc%2F:entityframedtitle=ERIC:entityframedtimeout=15:entityopenTitle=:entityopenAuthor=:entityopenNumber=:
Standard No:
ISSN: 1542-4715
Language:
English
Abstract:
Language arts teachers and library media specialists bear the responsibility of teaching students how to properly feed their brains. In this article, the author describes how she teaches her students to make wise choices when selecting books. Furthermore, she presents the "Brain Food Pyramid" model that looks similar to the food pyramid but it focuses on good book selection. The Brain Food Pyramid has five parts: the bottom is nonfiction; the next level is Award Winners; the middle level is Biographies and Autobiographies; the next level is called Pleasure Reading; and the top of the Brain Food Pyramid is called Mind Candy.
Peer Reviewed:
No

SUBJECT(S)
Descriptor:
Brain Media Specialists School Libraries Librarians Teacher Role Language Arts Cognitive Development Reading Material Selection Fiction Nonfiction Biographies Autobiographies Recreational Reading