WappingersCentralSchool District Libraries
Information Literacy Skills
Skill / K / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12Library Citizenship & Responsibilities
Students will:
Understand the purpose of the media center / I / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Know and respect the people who work in the media center and how they can help / I / D / E / A / A / A / E / A / A / E / A / A / A
Demonstrate proper care of media center materials / I / D / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Demonstrate appropriate behavior while utilizing the media
center / I / D / D / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Be able to find various sections of the library media center / I / I / I / D / D / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of library media center vocabulary and terminology / I / D / E / E / E / E / E / E / E / E / A / A / A
Be able to locate materials for research and recreational reading / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Understand and demonstrate proper circulation procedures / I / I / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Recognize and respect intellectual property rights (copyright, citations, plagiarism, etc.) / I / D / D / E / E / A / E / E / A / E / E / E / A
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Literacy
Students will:
Be able to read, write, speak, and listen for many purposes / I / D / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Identify, select, and explore a variety of formats for research
and/or recreational purposes / I / D / E / A / A / A / A / E / A / E / A / A / A
Share and respond to literature through writing, speaking, and other creative formats / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / E / A / E / A / A / A
Understand the difference between fiction and nonfiction / I / D / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Be able to identify parts of a book / I / D / E / A / A / A / A / E / A / E / A / A / A
Be able to identify contributors to book (for example author,
illustrator, editor, publisher, etc.) / I / I / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Know various noteworthy authors, illustrators, and award winning
Books / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / A / A / A / A
Understand and identify literary elements, including genre and
Theme / I / I / D / D / D / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Understand the difference between fact and opinion (such as evaluating electronic sources) / I / D / E / E / E / E / E / E / E / E / A / E / A
Understand that literature reflects, examines, and influences the human experience / I / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A
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Use information for problem solving and research: initial steps
Students will:
Identify essential and secondary questions in order to solve
research problem / I / I / I / D / D / D / D / E / E / E / E / E / A
Develop a search strategy to evaluate relevance of different
information resources (such as identify key words, use
appropriate reference tools, primary sources vs. secondary
sources, etc.) / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / A / A
Find diverse sources in appropriate subject areas / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / E / E / A
Use appropriate strategies to retrieve information from a variety
of print and electronic resources (such as encyclopedias,
atlases, almanacs, biographical and geographical dictionaries,
databases, etc.) / I / I / D / E / E / E / E / A / A / A / A
Devise strategies for organizing and recording information for a practical use / I / I / I / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Be able to use multiple references to research a single subject / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A
Evaluate print and non-print resources to determine appropriate
readability, authority, timeliness, bias, point of view,
reliability, and relevance / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / E / A
Demonstrate ability to select resources, progressing from guided
to independent, to meet information needs / I / I / I / D / D / D / E / E / E / E / A / A / A
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Use information for problem solving and research:
Location & Access
Students will:
Understand the organizational arrangement of the library (such as alphabetical for fiction and the Dewey Decimal Classification for nonfiction) / I / I / I / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Understand the use of last name first for locating information / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / E / A / A / A
Recognize, locate and use organizational features in works of non-fiction (for example – title page, verso, table of contents, preface, dedication page, index, glossary, bibliography, guide words, appendix, page numbers, abstracts) / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / E / A / A / A
Use OPAC (online public access catalog) / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A
Understand and use keyword, Boolean, and other advanced
search strategies / I / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / A
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Use information for problem solving and research: advanced steps
Studentswill:
Be able to take notes in a variety of formats to extract relevant information in students’ own words / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / A / A / A
Be able to extract the key information from text and/or the visual presentations of information / I / I / I / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Be able to navigate in electronic resources effectively / I / I / D / E / E / E / E / E / A / A
Be able to record bibliographic information from resources used
(such as source cards, OPAC book bag, etc.) / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / E / A / A
Understand the value of using varied and multiple sources for completeness and accuracy / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A
Recognize and practice ethical and legal use of information by respecting intellectual property (for example – copyright, plagiarism, source citation) / I / I / D / D / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A / A
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Use information for problem solving and research: advanced steps continued
Students will:
Critically analyze the quality and efficiency of the process:
- Develop criteria to determine the effectiveness of the process used to solve information problem
- Reflect on information seeking process
- Explain what sources were used and why
- Know when additional sources are needed
- Make recommendations to improve results
Evaluate the validity and accuracy of information, ideas, themes, opinions and experiences in print and non-print resources / I / I / D / D / E / E / E / E / A / A
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Skill / K / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12Information Problem Solving and Research: Synthesis
Students will:Organize information from multiple resources (for example –
outlining, graphical organizers, Thinking Maps™, etc.) / I / I / D / D / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A / A
Understand and comply with an appropriate citing format (for example – MLA, APA, or a simplified version at the elementary level) / I / I / I / I / D / E / A / A / A / A / A / A
Organize collected information in an acceptable format / I / I / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A
Create original materials in several formats to share knowledge and information with others using spread sheets, word processing, presentation software, and written and spoken forms / I / I / D / E / E / E / A / A / A / A / A / A
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