PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: ELEMENTARY LEVEL
Students in the elementary Library Media Center are taught very specific skills that relate to basic library protocol.   K – 5 students are expected to learn the purpose for and understand the uses of their library media center.  Analysis of the use and purpose of the library media center reveals specific skills which can be broken down and taught over the six year period in elementary school, With these skills as a foundation, Clarkstown students can enter the Middle School prepared to build new library skills on this foundation and diversify their ability to be effective users of ideas and information.
Standard 1:  The student can access information efficiently and effectively.
Adapted from "Developmentally Appropriate Library Media Skills Instruction", Patience L. McGuire
School Library Media Activities Monthly February, 1998.  Pages 22-28.
	GRADE LEVEL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER SKILLS (ACCESS)
						Grade Levels
Skill #						K	1	2	3	4	5
1	Know people working in the library/ask for help					X	X	X	X	X	X
2	Know how to check out a book					X	X	X	X	X	X
3	Replace books on shelf spine out					X	X	X	X	X	X
4	Know how to keep books clean and safe					X	X	X	X	X	X
5	Know how to use shelf markers					X	X	X	X	X	X
6	Learn to select books for personal enjoyment					X	X	X	X	X	X
7	Know how and when to return a book					X	X	X	X	X	X
8	Report damage or loss					X	X	X	X	X	X
							1	2	3	4	5
9	Locate sections A through Z in the E area						X	X	X	X	X
10	Use on-line catalog to find subjects, titles and authors						X	X	X	X	X
11	Locate "E" call numbers on the workstation monitor						X	X	X	X	X
12	Locate and identify call numbers on "E" area books						X	X	X	X	X
13	Select and check out magazines						X	X	X	X	X
								2	3	4	5
14	Know the sections of the library (100, 200,…F,B,E)							X	X	X	X
15	Locate fiction and biography books by call number							X	X	X	X
16	Use print encyclopedias according to volume/number							X	X	X	X
17	Use electronic encyclopedias							X	X	X	X
18	Know different types of books (fiction, non-fiction, biography)							X	X	X	X
19	Know how to find Accelerated Reader books.							X	X	X	X
									3	4	5
20	Review/use skills learned in K-2								X	X	X
21	Locate books according to Dewey call number								X	X	X
22	Know that another system (LOC) may be used in public library								X	X	X
23	Look up information in print encyclopedias								X	X	X
24	Use indexes of reference books (encyclopedias, almanacs…)								X	X	X
25	Use electronic workstations to browse/search for books								X	X	X
										4	5
26	Locate books according to "whole" call numbers									X	X
27	Find specific biographies in 920 section									X	X
28	Assist each other in basic research									X	X
29	Assist in clearing returned books (selected students)									X	X
30	Assist in checking books out (selected students)									X	X
31	Increase use of electronic resource functions									X	X
32	Use magazine search engines									X	X
33	Use specialty reference works (biographical dictionary…)									X	X
34	Learn basic research techniques									X	X
35	Know there is a Library of Congress system.									X	X
36	Know how to locate books in the story collection.									X	X
37	Know the sections of a newspaper									X	X
											5
38	Locate books according to complete decimal system										X
39	Re-shelve books (selected students)										X
40	Refine basic research techniques using all media										X