NCF SE 2023 and School Library.pdf

National Curriculum Framework for School Education and the role of School Library: some thoughts. Presented at the National Seminar on Transforming Libraries as Knowledge Hubs, organized by P.N.Panicker Foundation in Thiruvananthapuram on Septemebr 14, 2023, the Library Day.

1. NCF SE 2023 &
SCHOOL LIBRARY
S. L. FAISAL
www.slfaisal.com

2. 5+3+3+4 stage Design
Early Childhood Care and
Education (ECCE)
Foundational Literacy and
Numeracy (FLN)
NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 2020
KEY HIGHLIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION
Curricular Aims
Multidisciplinary, Holistic,
and Integrated Education
Reduced Curriculum Content
Flexibility and Choice in
the Secondary Stage
Integrating Vocational
Education
MultilingualismRootedness in India
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023

3. LIBRARY IS A CURRICULAR SCHOOL PROCESS.
NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION 2023
CHAPTER 2
SCHOOL PROCESSES
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023
A process that has a direct effect on learning.
Curricular
Processes
Curriculum-associated
Processes
Organisational
Processes

4. Digital
Materials
QR Codes
(Phygital)
Biliteracy
(Print & Digital
reading skills)
Online Courses
Bit-sized
Storytelling
Variety Reading
materials (FLN)
NCFSE, 2023: LIBRARY THINGS
Art & Physical
Edn Resources
Dedicated
Library hours
Vocational
Education
Multilingual
Resources
Career
Guidance
Cyber Safety

5. CURRICULAR GOALS
PREPARATORY STAGE
CG-5
Develops interest and
preferences in reading
C-5.1
Borrows books from the
Library regularly to read at
home.
C-5.2
Demonstrates interest in
reading books from the
Library.
MIDDLE STAGE
CG-4
Develops the ability to write
reviews and uses the Library
to find references.
C-4.1
Reads, responds to, and
critically reviews books of
varied genres (fiction and
non-fiction).
C-4.2
Uses books and other media
resources effectively to find
references to use in projects
and other activities.
SECONDARY STAGE
CG-3
Uses language to develop
reasoning and
argumentation skills by
engaging with a variety of
audio and written material.
C-3.1
Analyses and evaluates the
different audio and written
material.
C-3.2
Argues with proper rationale
by carefully evaluating
premises.
LANGUAGE LEARNING
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023

6. DEVELOPING ‘READING SKILLS’
FUNCTIONAL READING
SKILLS
learn to recognise
and understand the
purpose of samples
of applications,
letters, reports,
invitations, emails,
essays, posters, and
circulars.
LITERARY READING
SKILLS
taught to describe the
effect elicited on
reading the words
used, identify basic
literary devices, and
share their overall
experience of reading
the text.
LANGUAGE LEARNING - READING TO LEARN
CRITICAL READING
SKILLS
encourages independent
student reading of a fiction
or non-fiction text and
gives space to discuss the
intent of the author,
understand the context,
identify core content, and
interpret possible
meanings.
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023

7. LIBRARY AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Access to a wide range of resources.
Development of Language abilities.
Opportunities for independent
reading.
Support for classroom learning.
Encouragement of a love of reading.
Promotion of literacy skills.
Supporting research and inquiry.
ROLE
BE A PART OF CLASSROOM RESOURCES AND PROCESSES
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023
Drawing Time
Book Reviews
Storytime
Reading Buddies
Book Clubs
Writing Workshop
Book Displays
Enrichment Programmes
Book repairs & Book canvassing
ACTIVITIES (ILLUSTRATIVE)

8. NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR
FOUNDATIONAL STAGE 2022
AGE 3-8
Children should be encouraged to “borrow” books from the library, take them home and
bring them back in time to return them to the library.
Periodically ‘borrow’ books from the library and place them in the classroom.
Where schools don’t have enough space for a separate library, reading corners can be
set up within classroom environments.
Borrow a story book from the class library, spend time with it at home, look at the
pictures, try to read the words and understand the story
The library should not just be seen as a storage space for books, rather as an active
environment for engagement with books.
CLASSROOM LIBRARY
HOMEWORK
Source: National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022

9. C-10.9: LEARNING OUTCOMES
Source: National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022

10. THE LIBRARY PROJECT
The library project will involve the
management of the school library by
students under guided support.
Students will be able to participate in
organising and managing the library
books and space through effective
practices.
9.7.3.3
ILLUSTRATIVE PROJECTS IN MIDDLE STAGE
(GRADES 6-8)
VOCATIONALL EDUCATION
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023

11. 2.2.2 LIBRARIES
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023
INFRASTUCTURE
SCHOOL LIBRARY
Separate Room.
Furniture.Organized.
Open Access,
Hanging Library.
Multimedia and audio-visual
learning resources
Computers, projectors, and
other relevant devices.
Space and appropriate
furniture for students to sit
comfortably and spend time
reading & researching.
CLASSROOM
LIBRARY CORNER
If a school has limited space,
libraries can be set up in
classrooms with appropriate
material available for that
particular Grade.
A corner library could also be
set up in one part of a
particular classroom.
Bookshelves, tables, or
cupboards can be used to
place the books.
COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Make the library more open by
extending it for the use of the
local community after school
hours.
Outside the school premises,
in a place that gives access
not only to its students but
also to students of other
schools or other children and
adults in the community.
Donations.
To study after school hours,
get together, and help one
another with their homework.

12. LIBRARY
Self-driven and guided acquisition of
knowledge beyond textbooks.
Rich collection of books and resources
(digital).
Housed in a dedicated room, hall, or a
corner in each classroom.
Availability of relevant books in good
numbers and an easy accessibility
mechanism.
Books on India’s rich heritage and the
lives and imaginations of people from
various regions and diverse backgrounds.
2.1.3
Source: National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023
Bilingual books and books in other Indian
languages would be a must-have section
in the library.Assistive devices,
audiobooks, books in braille, and other
such resources for people with
disabilities.
Role of teachers in selection and
collaborative activities.
A variety of activities to develop a culture
around reading and sharing.
Formation of a Library Committee.
Most of the Libraries are managed by
Teachers and Students.

13. Source: Ntional Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023
When libraries have very strict rules or
keep their books under lock and key
worrying about students using them,
it defeats the whole purpose of having a library.
-NCF SE 2023

14. REFERENCE
National Education Policy, 2020
National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022
National Curriculum Framework for School Education, 2023
Available at https://ncf.ncert.gov.in/#/web/home