Pre-Kindergarten
- Demonstrates ability to listen attentively at the listening center and at video presentations.
- Develops language through the use of books, magazines, newspapers, big books, flannel boards and puppets.
- Handles library materials with care and participates in story time.
- Learns concepts & language from bulletin boards and flannel boards.
- Demonstrates book sense – knows front, back, top, bottom, cover.
- Participates in and experiences various forms of the fine arts such as plays, story telling, singing and dances.
- Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
Kindergarten
- Utilizes a map to identify the concepts of geographic story settings.
- Participates in library story time and library system.
- Demonstrates ability to listen attentively at the listening center and at video presentations.
- Reinforces language development through magazines, newspapers, big books, flannel boards, and puppets.
- Demonstrates proper care, usage of library books, and behavior in library.
- Participates in and/or experiences various forms of the fine arts such as plays, story telling and dance.
- Recognizes parts of the book.
- Recognizes the concepts of geographic story telling.
- Utilizes library visit to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
First Grade
- Uses reading software; Scholastic Reading Counts as a class.
- Participates in library system and computer lab.
- Demonstrates ability to listen attentively to audio tapes, video presentations.
- Reinforces language development through magazines, newspapers, and books.
- Demonstrates proper care, usage of library books, and behavior in library and computer lab.
- Participates in and/or experiences various forms of the fine arts such as plays, story telling, singing and dance.
- Identifies the parts of a book & can use table of contents.
- Shows an awareness of geographic story settings on a map or globe.
- Uses library visit to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
Second Grade
- Uses reading programs on computer, i.e. Scholastic Reading Counts.
- Participates in library system.
- Demonstrates ability to listen attentively to audio tapes and video presentations.
- Reinforces language development through magazines, newspapers, and books. Demonstrates proper care, usage of library books, and behavior in library.
- Participates and/or experiences various forms of the fine arts such as plays, storytelling, singing and dance.
- Utilizes the parts of a book.
- Utilizes maps, globe, charts, and graphs.
- Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
- Utilizes reference materials.
Third Grade
- Participates in library system and computer lab.
- Demonstrates ability to listen attentively to audio tapes, video presentations and PowerPoint presentations in lab.
- Reinforces language development through magazines, newspapers, and books, computer programs and the Internet.
- Demonstrates proper care, usage of library books, and behavior in library and computer lab.
- Recognizes call numbers and locates books in the library.
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the Dewey Decimal System.
- Acquires knowledge of and utilizes resource materials including dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, atlas and electronic sources.
- Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
- Utilizes information technology as a tool and as a resource for learning and skillbuilding, (e.g. uses spreadsheet programs to generate charts and graphs to illustrate mathematical problems or uses electronic books for reading) Scholastic Reading Counts.
Fourth Grade
- Utilizes the card catalog or data base to locate appropriate books and information.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Dewey Decimal System. Demonstrates ability to listen to and evaluate various forms of media.
- Reinforces language development through use of a variety of print and non/print media. Maintains proper library etiquette.
- Acquires knowledge of and utilizes resource materials such as: dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, atlas, newspaper, computer and the Internet.
- Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
- Utilizes reference materials.
- Utilizes information technology as a tool and as a resource for learning and skillbuilding, (e.g. uses spreadsheet programs to generate charts and graphs to illustrate mathematical problems or uses electronic books for reading); Scholastic Reading Counts.
Fifth Grade
- Demonstrates knowledge of resources available in the library.
- Locates books in the library using the Dewey Decimal System and is able to classify subjects by specific Dewey Decimal numbers.
- Demonstrates ability to listen to and evaluate various forms of media.
- Maintains proper library etiquette.
- Utilizes resource material such as dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, and thesaurus.
- Utilizes library visits to develop lifelong reading enjoyment.
- Reads and appreciates age appropriate newspapers and magazines.
- Utilizes resource material.
- Utilizes information technology as a tool and as a resource for learning and skillbuilding, (e.g. uses spreadsheet programs to generate charts and graphs to illustrate mathematical problems or uses electronic books for reading); Scholastic Reading Counts.
- Recognizes bias in all forms of media.
Sixth Grade
- Utilizes library and electronic reference.
- Utilizes media to become aware of and discusses current events.
- Models proper library etiquette.
- Reads and enjoys age appropriate magazines, newspapers and literature; Scholastic Reading Counts.
- Demonstrates use of reference services.
Seventh Grade
- Utilizes library and electronic media resources.
- Identifies persuasive techniques such as bias and propaganda.
- Models proper library etiquette.
- Reads and enjoys age appropriate magazines, newspapers and literature.
- Uses reference materials.
Eighth Grade
- Utilizes library and electronic media resources.
- Evaluates information from various sources.
- Models proper library etiquette.
- Reads and enjoys age appropriate magazines, newspapers and literature.
- Uses reference materials.
