For the Love of Reading

Lesli Baker, Assistant Director--Public Services, has been involved with UVU's For the Love of Reading Conference since its inception. This conference is a forum on best practices, teaching techniques, and other efforts at promoting literacy. This year's reading conference will be held September 19 and 20 in Deer Valley, Utah. (For more information, visit the For the Love of Reading site.)

With the conference just around the corner, we'd like to highlight a few of our own resources for promoting literacy.

Children's Literature Collection

The UVU Library has a growing collection of books (fiction and nonfiction) written for children K-6. (Books for older readers can be found in the fourth floor general book collection in the PZ section.) These books have been used by new Master of Education students, students learning English as a second language, and by parents looking for something to read to their children. This collection is located at the north end of the third floor. Books in this collection may only be checked out for one week.

Education Full Text

Along with ERIC, Education Full Text is our best resource for researching literacy and teaching methods. The articles in this database come from a blend of trade publications and peer-reviewed journals. Articles cover not only how and what to teach, but give you the science behind how children learn.

For more information about the For the Love of Reading Conference, contact Lesli Baker at bakerle@uvu.edu. For information about library resources, contact the Reference Desk at (801) 863-8840.