Biography: Gateway to Learning and Literacy

Abstract

For youth, biography exerts an enormous influence on information about current society and how youth can live productive lives. Biography offers a means of graining knowledge, but it also is an avenue that helps youth monitor theirown lives and values. Biographical resources are abundant, and this vast resource assures that biography will always play a paramount role in how youth learn about themselves and how they gain new knowledge and insights about the world. Teacher-librarians and teachers play important, collaborative roles in making good biographical materials available and helping youth learn how to use biography for learning and enjoyment.