LINK'S INFORMATION LITERACY PROFILE*

Information Skills By Grade Levels -  A list of information literacy skills taught at each grade level.

Kindergarten

Locate Library Media Center

Ask librarian or clerk for help

Follow library behavior rules

Follow the book care rules

Locate "E" section

Identify the genre of books (e.g. nursery rhymes, cumulative folktales…)

Locate shelf markers and use for re-shelving during book selection

Replace books on shelf with spine out

Select appropriate books by using selection criteria

Check out books by using bar-coded card

Return books on due date to return shelf

Report book damages and loss

Identify Caldecott Award Books

Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction books

Locate sections A through Z in the E area

Explain easy fiction arrangement

Use Super 3 (Plan, Do, Review)  for problem solving  

First Grade

Identify and locate call numbers (spine labels) on "E" books

Locate books by favorite author using the last name

Identify the genre of books (e.g. fable, poetry, informational…)

Explain the arrangement of fiction and nonfiction books

Use five-finger rule to select books for independent reading

Select and check out magazines

Identify information on the cover, spine and title page

Explain the parts of a spine label

Identify, explain, and the table of contents

Use an electronic dictionary (My First Amazing Dictionary)

Use Super 3 (Plan, Do, Review)  for problem solving

Second Grade

Locate sections of library (100s, 200s…E, Fic, B…)

Locate fiction and biography books by call number

Identify the genre of books (e.g. realistic fiction, fantasy, folktale, riddles, biography…)

Select "Scholastic Reading Counts"( SRC) books

Take quizzes in SRC computer program

Use dictionary and explain purpose

Access and use information in multimedia encyclopedia (Golden Books Encyclopedia for Kids)

Use print encyclopedia according to volume/number

Identify and use additional parts of a book (e.g. copyright date, dedication, table of contents, index, glossary…)

Awareness of the Internet as a source of information

Listen for information and record facts from a nonfiction book.

Read for information and identify the main idea of a paragraph

Use their notes to write an informational paragraph with a topic and concluding sentence

Apply the Big 6 Research Skills for their second grade reports.

Third Grade

Locate nonfiction according to general Dewey categories (100, 200…)

Identify additional genres (e.g. fairy tales, trickster tales, tall tales, "why" stories, limericks …)

Identify Newbery Award Books

Select "Scholastic Reading Counts"( SRC) books

Take quizzes in SRC computer program

Extended use of the dictionary

Access information using index of reference books (atlas, encyclopedias…)

Use author/title/subject/keyword search strategies to locate books on the online catalog

Locate nonfiction call numbers on online catalog search list

Use cross references in catalog and indexes

Use keyword search to access information in multimedia encyclopedias (World Book),  on the Internet (e.g. Yahooligans), and a magazine index (EBSCO's Searchasaurus).

Define the problem or the need for information

Identify, select and locate the best sources

Select information from at least three types of sources (nonfiction, encyclopedias, magazine index and Internet)

Determine relevant questions to help focus their research process

Record relevant and accurate information to answer research questions on a specific topic

Organize and present information from multiple sources to determine and solve a problem

Explain the purpose and parts of an entry in a bibliography

Use rubric to evaluate the research process

Apply the Big 6 Research Skills for their third grade reports.

Complete the WebQuest Communities Around the World: Indigenous People , Link's third grade Social Studies, Language Arts and Information Literacy WebQuest about native cultures in the tundra, desert, rain forest and savanna.

Fourth Grade

Locate books according to "whole" call numbers (e.g. 784 GOB)

Identify additional genres (e.g. mystery, legends, science fiction, historical fiction,…)

Select "Scholastic Reading Counts" (SRC) books

Take quizzes in SRC computer program

Use thesaurus and explain purpose

Extended use of multimedia encyclopedia functions (Encarta)

Use keyword search to access information on an online full-text periodical index (EBSCO's Searchasaurus)

Define vocabulary for the Internet unit

Access information on the World Wide Web using search engines, URLs, and hyperlinks

Identify and explain online safety rules and ethical online behavior

Evaluate Web sites for authority, credibility, bias, currency, accuracy and design

Use primary sources (e.g. diaries, letters, maps, broadsides, wills…)

Use subject tree/category search to access information on the Internet (Yahoo) and in a magazine search engine (EBSCO's Searchasaurus)

Develop basic search statement using Boolean indicator "and" and quotes (e.g. "Major Andre" AND “American Revolution”)

Select and gather relevant information from five types of sources (nonfiction, encyclopedias, magazines, primary sources and Internet) to answer research questions on a specific topic

Determine relevant questions to help focus their research process

Organize and present information from multiple sources to write a newspaper article

Record resource citations and create a bibliography (3 or more sources)

Use rubric to evaluate the research process

Apply the Big 6 Research Skills for their fourth grade reports.

Complete the WebQuest The Road to Freedom: The American Revolution, 1775 - 1783 - A fourth grade WebQuest
 using the Big6 research process.

Interpret historical documents in The Causes of the American Revolution: Interpreting Political Cartoons.

Fifth Grade

Locate books according to decimal system (e.g. 974.35 STE)

Identify additional genres (e.g. autobiography, diary, etc.)

Select "Scholastic Reading Counts" (SRC) books

Take quizzes in SRC computer program

Use indexes of additional reference books (almanac, atlas…)

Able to identify a primary and secondary source

Answer questions by using primary sources

Complete the Causes of the Civil War: Document-Based Questions , scaffold questions using historical documents and primary sources to support the 5th grade social studies performance standards and assessments.

Define plagiarism and explain how to avoid it

Compose a focused research statement and/or question

Determine relevant questions to help focus their research process

Identify keywords in research statement (general, specific, synonyms, related terms, variant spelling…)

Develop basic search statement using Boolean indicator "and" and quotes (e.g. "Pearl Harbor" AND "World War II")

Identify and select relevant information from 3 or more types of sources

Access information online using advanced search strategies

Revise search by modifying and refining search statement after initial search

Evaluate and select appropriate information to answer the research question

Paraphrase information in their own words when taking notes

Organize information into at least three subgroups

Record resource citations and create a bibliography (3 or more sources)

Present results of research using the Baker Keyhole essay (an introductory paragraph, 3-6 supporting paragraphs and a conclusion)

Apply the Big 6 Research Skills for their fifth grade reports.

*Expanded on from "Developmentally Appropriate Library Media Skills Instruction" by Patience L. McGuire in School Library Media Activities Monthly. Feb.1998. p.22-28 (See attached)