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Information Skills Curriculum

• Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
• Third Grade
• Fourth Grade

The Charlottesville City School library media specialists have developed an information skills curriculum which is based on nine standards identified in Information Power, the sourcebook for information literacy written by the American Association of School Librarians and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

The current CCS curriculum attempts to target basic skills related to finding and using information at each grade. Emphasis is on collaboration with teachers on SOL content and the integration of technology. Under the guidance of the Department of Education’s Director of Library/Media, a statewide committee has been convened to develop a comprehensive information skills curriculum K.-12 to be implemented in the 2004-2005 school year.

Nine Information Literacy Standards

1. The Student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.
2. The Student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
3. The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.

Independent Learning

4. The student who is an independent learning is information literate and purses information related to personal interests.
5. The student who is an independent learning in information literate and appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information.
6. The student who is an independent learning is information literate and strives for Excellence in formation seeking and knowledge generation.

Social Responsibility

7. The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society in Information literate and recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society.
8. The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.
9. The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information.

Kindergarten

Orientation and Circulation
Identify the library as place to find materials for enjoyment and information (1.1)
Identify library areas (Checkout/circulation, fiction, nonfiction, easy, periodicals) (1.4)
Learn vocabulary (library, media center, author, title, illustrator, fiction/easy
Learn library rules and etiquette (K.7SS)
Learn check-out procedures (K.7SS)
Learn book care (K.7SS)
Identify librarian and his/her roles (K.5SS)
Choose appropriate books for check out (4.1)

Literature
Participate in oral language (chants, rhymes, short stories) (K.1E, 5.2)
Listen to a variety of fiction (K.1E, 3.2)
Identify character, setting and events (K.8E, 5.2)
Make predictions about the story (K.8E, 3.3)
Retell a story using beginning, middle and end (K.8E, 3.4)
Listen to a variety of non-fiction (K.6E)
Identify fairy tales, nursery rhymes and factual books (K.1E, K.6E, K.1 SS, 5.2)
Distinguish between real and imaginary/make-believe (K.8E)
Identify favorite authors and illustrators and what they do (K.8E)
Identify award books (5.2)

Information skills
Begin to use ABC order and to understand the arrangement of books (easy, folk lore, non-fiction) (1.5)
Begin to use simple maps and globes as sources of information (K.3SS, 1.4)
Begin to identify parts of a book (K.5E)
Begin to gather information from factual books and biographies (1.1, 1.5)
Begin to ask and answer how and why questions (K.13E, 1.3),)
Begin to use graphic organizers
Respect copyright guidelines (8.2)

Technology
Begin to use computer and media equipment appropriately (K.7SS, C/T5.2, 8.3)
Comply with the Charlottesville City Schools AUP (8.3)
Learn vocabulary: mouse, monitor, keyboard (C/T5.2)

Research opportunities
American heroes (K.1SS)
Holidays (K.1SS)
American symbols (K.8SS)
Traditional literature (Mother Goose, fairy tales) (K.1E)
Water (K.5S)
Light and shadow (K.7S)
Senses (K.2)

1st Grade

Orientation and Circulation
Identify and use the library as place to find materials for enjoyment and information (1.1)
Identify library areas (checkout/circulation, fiction, nonfiction, easy, magazines) (1.4)
Learn vocabulary (Library, media center, author, title, illustrator, fiction, non-fiction, biography)
Know library rules and etiquette (1.13SS)
Know check-out procedures
Know book care (1.11SS)
Choose appropriate books for check out (4.1)

Literature
Participate in oral language (chants, rhymes, short stories, creative dramatics) (1.1E)
Read/listen to a variety of fiction (1.11E, 3.2)
Identify character, plot, setting (1.11E, 5.1)
Make predictions about the story (1.11E, 3.3)
Retell a story using beginning, middle and end, and answer questions (1.1E, 1.11E, 3.4)
Read/Listen to a variety of non-fiction
Ask and answer how and why questions (1.11E, 1.3, 1.5)
Relate previous experience to what is read (1.11E, 5.2))
Compare everyday life with previous time periods (1.1SS, 5.2)
Experience culture through literature (5.2)
Identify favorite authors and illustrators and what they do
Identify award books (5.1)

Information skills
Identify the arrangement of books (easy) (1.2E, 1.5)
Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction
Use maps and globes as sources of information (1.8SS)
Identify parts of a book and title page (1.5)
Gather information from factual books and biographies (1.2SS, 1.3SS, 1.4SS, 1.1, 1.5)
Begin to use alphabetical order to locate information in dictionaries (1.14E, 1.5 )
Use graphic organizers
Respect copyright guidelines (8.2)

Technology
Use computer and media equipment appropriately (K.7SS, C/T5.2, 8.3)
Comply with the Charlottesville City Schools AUP (8.3)
Respect copyright guidelines (8.2)
Learn vocabulary: (Mouse, monitor, Keyboard, disk drive, CD ROMs (C/T 5.2)

Research opportunities
Biographies (1.2SS)
Transportation (1.7SS)
Historical time periods (1.1SS)
States of matter (1.3S)
Season (1.6S)

2nd Grade

Orientation and Circulation
Identify the library as place to find materials for enjoyment and information (1.1)
Identify library areas (checkout, circulation, fiction, nonfiction, biography, on-line catalog, easy, reference, magazines) (1.4)
Learn vocabulary (author, title, illustrator, call number, fiction, non-fiction, biography, index, table of contents)
Know library rules and etiquette (1.13SS)
Know check-out procedures
Know book care
Choose appropriate books for check out (4.1)

Literature
Participate in oral language (Story telling and dramatics) (2.1E, 5.2))
Read fiction, non-fiction and poetry independently (2.7E, 3.2)
Identify character, plot, and setting in fiction and poetry (2.8E, 5.1)
Relate previous experience to what is read (2.8E, 5.2)
Identify award books (2.7E, 5.1)
Relate present day to historical times (5.2)
Experience culture through literature (7.1)

Information skills
Begin to locate books using call numbers (easy, folk lore, non-fiction, poetry ) (1.5)
Use maps and globes as sources of information (2.5SS, 1.4)
Identify parts of a book and title page, index, table of contents and glossary (1.5)
Gather information from factual books and biographies (2.9SS, 1.5)
Use alphabetical order to locate information in indices, dictionaries and encyclopedias (2.11E, 1.5)
Begin to use visual literacy (pictures, graphs, charts) to find information (2:11E, 1.4)
Use graphic organizers
Respect copyright guidelines (8.2)

Technology
Use computer and media equipment appropriately (2.9E, C/T5.2, 8.3)
Begin to use the on-line catalog to locate materials (2.11E, C/T 5.3, 1.5, 8.3)
Comply with the Charlottesville City Schools AUP (8.3)
Learn vocabulary: internet, on-line catalog, hardware, software (C/T5.2)

Research opportunities
Egypt (2.1SS)
China (2.1SS)
American Indians (2.3SS)
United States (2.4SS)
Biographies (2.9SS)
Magnetism (2.2S)
Life cycles (2.4S)
Weather (2.7S)

3rd Grade

Orientation and Circulation
Use the library as place to find materials for enjoyment and information (4.1, 1.1)
Identify library areas (Checkout, circulation, fiction, nonfiction, biography, on-line catalog, easy, reference, magazines/periodicals) (1.4)
Know vocabulary (reference, almanac, atlas, publisher, call number, autobiography, index, table of contents)
Know library rules and etiquette
Know check-out procedures
Know book care
Choose appropriate books for check out (1.5, 4.1)

Literature
Read a variety of fiction, non-fiction and poetry independently (3.4E, 3.6E, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1)
Compare and contrast characters, settings, and plots in fiction, folk lore, biographies and autobiographies (3.5E, 3.6E, 3.3SS, 3.11SS, 5.1, 5.2)
Experience culture through literature (3.6E, 3.12SS, 3.2, 7.2)
Identify the characteristics of biographies and autobiographies (3.6E, 3.11SS)
Identify the characteristics of folk tales and fairy tales (3.6E, 2.1)
Read award books (Newbery and Virginia Young Readers, Coretta Scott King) (5.1)

Information skills
Begin to locate materials using on-line catalog search strategies and the Dewey Decimal system (3.10E, C/T5.3, 1.5, 4.1)
Use maps, tables, graphs, and charts as sources of information (3.6SS, 5.2)
Use index, table of contents, and glossary to locate information (3.10E, 2.1)
Gather information from a variety of print and non-print sources (encyclopedia, almanac, atlas) to address a topic or answer questions (3.5E, 3.10E, 2.4)
Compare and contrast the characteristics of encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, newspapers, and periodicals (3.5E, 3.10E, 3.2)
Use alphabetical order to locate information in dictionaries, indices, and encyclopedias (3.10E, 1.5)
Use visual literacy clues such as type, headings, and graphics to locate information (3.10E, 1.5)
Begin to use search strategies to retrieve electronic information using on-line databases, CD-Roms, internet (Grolier) (3.10E, C/T5.3, 1.5)
Participate in oral language activities (3.1E, 3.2E, 3.3)
Respect copyright guidelines
Begin to paraphrase and summarize information and begin to cite sources (8.2)

Technology
Use computer and media equipment appropriately (C/T 5.2, 8.3 )
Use the on-line catalog to locate materials (3.10E, C/T 5.2, 1.5)
Comply with the Charlottesville City Schools AUP (8.3)
Learn vocabulary: on-line database (C/T5.2)

Research opportunities
Famous people (3.6E, 3.3SS, 3.11SS)
Greece (3.1SS)
Rome (3.1SS)
Explorers (3.3SS)
Jamestown (3.3SS)
Energy (3.2S)
Simple machines (3.2S)
Moon (3.8S)
Water cycle (3.9S
West African empire of Mali (3.2SS)
Constitution (3.10SS)
Bill of Rights (3.11SS)

4th Grade

Orientation and Circulation
Use the library as place to find materials for enjoyment and information (4.1, 1.1)
Identify library areas (biography, on-line catalog, reference, periodicals) (1.4)
Know vocabulary (on-line data base, reference, primary sources, almanac, atlas, call number, thesaurus, unabridged dictionary)
Know library rules and etiquette
Know check-out procedures
Know book care
Choose appropriate books for check out (1.5, 4.1)

Literature
Read a variety of fiction (realistic and historical) and non-fiction including biographies (4.4E, 3.2, 4.1)
Read a variety of poetry (4.6E, 5.2)
Read to explain author’s purpose and make inferences from text (4.4E, 2.1, 3.2, 5.2)
Experience culture through literature (4.5E, 5.2, 7.1)
Read award books (5.1)

Information skills
Use on-line catalog search strategies (Boolean logic) and the Dewey Decimal system to locate information (C/T5.3, 4.9E, 1.5)
Use visual literacy clues such as type, headings, and graphics to locate information (4.5E, 1.5)
Use glossaries, dictionaries and thesauruses (4.3E)
Gather information on a research topic using primary and secondary resources in print and non-print (encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, web and CDRoms) (4.9E, 4.5E, C/T5.3, 1.4, 2.4)
Understand the meaning of plagiarism and copyright (8.2)
Use search strategies to retrieve electronic information using on-line databases, CD-Roms, internet (periodical database, Grolier) (C/T5.3, 1.5)
Participate in oral language activities to obtain or present information (4.1E, 4.2E, 3.3)
Learn to paraphrase and summarize information and correctly site sources. (8.2)
Respect copyright guidelines (8.2)
Create a finished research product using the Big 6 research model with classroom and library instruction

Technology
Use computer and media equipment appropriately (CT5.2, 8.3)
Use the on-line catalog to locate materials (4.9E, CT5.2, 1.5)
Use electronic resources (SIRS, EBSCO, CDs, Internet) to retrieve information (CT5.3, 10.2)
Comply with the Charlottesville City Schools AUP (8.3)
Respect copyright guidelines and cite sources (8.2)
Learn vocabulary: hyperlinks, bookmark, URL, search engine (C/T5.2)

Research opportunities
Virginia history and biographies (4.3SS, 4.4SS, 4.5SS, 4.6SS, 4.7SS)
Revolutionary war
Civil War and slavery
Electricity (4.3S)
Weather (4.6S)
Solar system (4.7S)
Virginia’s natural resources (4.8S)