Student+Achievement

Outline the benefits of information literacy in relation to student achievement
Hi - it's wendy again quoting from the same alia source (2010) 
 * Higher student achievement** There is much research evidence from the US, Canada, Britain and Australia that students attain higher levels of achievement when there is an adequately resourced school library staffed by a teacher librarian.

Existing research shows that school libraries can have a positive impact, whether measured in terms of reading scores, literacy or learning more generally, on student achievement. There is evidence to show that a strong library program that is adequately staffed, resourced and funded can lead to higher student achievement regardless of the socioeconomic or educational levels of the adults in the community. Lonsdale, M 2003, //Impact of school libraries on student achievement: a review of the research, report for the Australian School Library Association  //  , ACER, Camberwell, Vic., p. 27. __http://www.asla.org.au/research/Australia-review.htm__  School libraries can make a positive difference to students’ self-esteem, confidence, independence and sense of responsibility in regard to their own learning. Other ways in which teacher librarians contribute to higher levels of student achievement include providing programs to assist students in the transition from primary to secondary school and secondary to tertiary studies; assisting in the development of literacy programs for ESL students and their parents. Two of the key research findings from the Lonsdale study relate directly to the management of the school library resource centre. These are that the quality of the collection has an impact on student learning and that test scores are higher when there is a higher usage of the school library resource centre. Financially, the school library resource centre’s print and electronic collection represents a huge investment. ALIA submission to Inquiry into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians 9