The purpose of the school library media center is that of support to the school’s mission statement and school improvement plan. First, the budget must be considered. Then look at what the requests made by the teachers that will support what is being done in the class room. After that is done, I think most media specialists purchase what will appeal to the readers. What are they asking for?
Being a special education teacher, I can certainly understand the assistive technology needs by our students. Often that is funded through a different source than the media center. At my school, the exceptional education department has put a Kurzweil reader
in the media center. Students are given instruction on how to use it and may do so at any time.
For our visually impaired students materials are provided for them through a different budget.
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