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Information Literacy Skills Mission Statement

The missions of the Instructional Media Centers of North Shore School District 112 is to foster an enthusiasm and appreciation for literature, as well as to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information.

Effective Use of Instruction Media Centers

Research has shown that school library media centers that are equipped with rich collections of print and nonprint resources, staffed with professional media specialists, and supported with adequate budgets have a positive and significant effect on academic achievement. Research has also shown that teaching information literacy skills through collaborative planning by school library media specialists and classroom teachers and with full integration into the classroom curriculum is the most effective way to develop lifelong learners. Flexible scheduling allows teachers and students to use the media center at the point of need, and students, classroom teachers, and school library media specialists become active partners in learning.

Each of the eleven schools in District 112 is unique. Each serves a diverse student population, making the needs of each media center different. Each IMC program will look different. But all will foster the teaching of the information literacy skills outlined in this document. The skills are cumulative and each grade level will be expected to have mastered the skills of the previous year.

Our vision is guided and directed by state and national standards, and inspired by the students and staff that we are privileged to work with each year.

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Information Literacy Skills: Kindergarten

Concepts:

  • Real vs. made up
  • Proper care of books
  • Borrowing materials
Terminology:
  • Author, Title, Illustrator
  • Spine, Espanole label
  • Information 
  • Fiction, NonFiction, Fact
  • Borrow, Return, Due Date, Circulation Desk
Location and Access: 
  • Locate the IMC in the building 
  • Picture books
  • Nonfiction books
By the end of kindergarten, the student will be able to:
  • Check out and return library materials
  • Select books for personal pleasure and recruit someone to read them aloud
  • Recognize that picture books are “made up” stories and tell if a book is true or if it is make-believe
  • Locate the picture book section without help
  • State a fact from a non-fiction selection that is read aloud to the class.
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Information Literacy Skills: First Grade

Concepts:

  • Shelf arrangement: Books are shelved left to right, top to bottom 
  • Alphabetical order
  • Special Spine Labels
  • Locate subject material on book shelves
  • Awareness of browser
  • Information can be found in print sources
  • Always cite sources
New Terminology:
  • Browser
  • Bibliography
Location and Access:
  • Magazines
  • Videos
  • beginning readers
  • fiction chapter books
Research Process:  By the end of first grade, the student will be able to:
  • Check out and return library materials on or before the due date.
  • Select books for personal reading.
  • Differentiate between fiction books (picture books/chapter books) and nonfiction books and show their locations.
  • Show locations of picture books, chapter books, and nonfiction books
  • Locate a non-fiction section without help 
  • Locate a picture book if given the author.
  • Locate the beginning reader section.
  • State or record at least two facts from an information source that is read aloud or read alone 
  • Complete a simple bibliographic form with help.
  • Identify a computer that is used as a browser.
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Information Literacy Skills: Second Grade

Concepts:

  • Recognize award-winning books, e.g. Caldecott
  • Read a print source, find information, and take notes
  • Information can be found in a variety of print and nonprint sources
  • Use general or specialized encyclopedia (i.e. Animal Encyclopedia)
  • Use browser with help
  • Fiction books arranged alphabetically by author’s name
  • Always cite sources.


    • New Termininology:

  • Note-taking
  • Encyclopedia
  • Reference
  • Caldecott


    • Location and Access: 

  • Locate Encyclopedias (General and Specific)
  • Locate Library Browser


    • Research Strategies: 

  • Information Problem solving using the Big Six Skills


    • By the end of second grade, the student will be able to:

  • Check out and return library materials on or before the due date
  • Select books for personal reading
  • Recognize that the Caldecott Medal on a picture book shows the book is an award winner
  • Locate the reference section.
  • Locate the appropriate encyclopedia.
  • Locate a picture book or chapter book on the shelf if given the author.
  • Complete an information organizer by reading and taking notes.
  • Complete grade appropriate bibliographic form. 
  • Use the library browser with help
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    Information Literacy Skills: Third Grade

    Concepts:

  • There are different genres of literature.
  • Use of index, table of contents, subject headings, subheadings, guide words, glossaries, copyright date
  • Books have many parts: title page, copyright page, dedication, jacket, endpapers
  • Gather information from online sources using preselected sites
  • Nonfiction books are arranged by call number
  • Biographies are arranged alphabetically by the person they are about
    • New Terminology:
    • Index
    • table of contents
    • subject headings
    • subheadings
    • guide words
    • glossaries
    • copyright date
    • Genres: Realistic, historical, and science fiction; mystery and fantasy.
    • Other literary categories: folklore, poetry, drama, biography
    • Title page, copyright page, dedication, jacket, endpapers, call number
    Location and Access
    • Call numbers
    • Biography
    • Fiction
    Research Strategies: 
    • Information Problem Solving using the Big Six Skills
    • By the End of Third Grade, the Student Will Be Able to:
    • Check out and return library books on or before the due date
    • Select books for personal reading
    • State in which gentre a fiction book that he/she has read belongs
    • Identify parts of a book: Title page, copyright page, dedication, jacket, end papers
    • Locate book on shelf if given author of a fiction book or call number of nonfiction book with help 
    • Take notes on informational reading
    • Use the title of a book, table of contents, and index to determine appropriateness of source for a chosen topic
    • Combine information from several sources and organize facts that have been found
    • Find materials of interest through the library browser and recommendations from classmates or adults with help.
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    Information Literacy Skills: Fourth Grade

    Concepts:

    • Atlas, almanac, thesaurus, dictionary
    • Point of view 
    • Fact vs. opinion
    • Use of a variety of reference sources, print and non print (e.g. biographical dictionary, geographical dictionary, thesaurus)
    • Recognize award winning books (e.g. Newbery)
    New Terminology:
    • Newbery
    • atlas
    • almanac
    • point of view
    • opinion
    • reference sources
    • Key word
    • Dewey Decimal System
    Location and Access: 
    • Reference sources, print and non print (e.g. biographical dictionary, geographical dictionary, thesaurus)
    Research Strategies:  By the end of fourth grade, the student will be able to:
    • Check out and return library books on or before the due date
    • Select books for personal reading
    • Recognize that the Newbery Medal on a chapter book shows that the book is an award winner
    • Locate atlases, almanacs, thesaurus, and dictionaries in reference section
    • Complete grade appropriate bibliographic form.
    • Identify purpose of reference tools: atlas, almanac, thesaurus, dictionary 
    • Access materials through the library browser using keyword, author, title, subject and locate them on the shelf with minimal help.
     
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    Information Literacy Skills: Fifth Grade

    Concepts: 

    • Explore a research topic
    • Restate facts in own words
    • Libraries function with basic rules: call number, shelf arrangement, etc.
    • Using information found on internet vs. books (point of view, accuracy, copyright date)
    New Terminology:
    • Plagiarism
    • Copyright law
    Location and Access:
    • Access materials through the library browser using keyword, author, title, subject and locate them on the shelf independently
    Research Strategies: 


    By the end of fifth grade, the student will be able to:

    • Check out and return library books on or before the due date 
    • Select books for personal reading 
    • Feel comfortable using a different library with the understanding that most libraries have the same basic organization
    • Evaluate the accuracy and authenticity of websites
    • Understand that copyright law means he/she can’t copy word for word and must give credit in a bibliography
    • Complete a research project using information from a variety of sources, using all the steps of the Big Six Skills

      • Use the library browser to locate fiction, nonfiction, reference and non print materials with minimal help.

    D112 literary elements charts


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