Kindergarten through Grade Two

Restate task/assignment and recognize the need for information

• learn to rephrase assignment
• explain what information is needed
• explore the Everyone/Easy section of the library and find requested information
• understand what key words are
• listen and recognize main idea in a story
• identify beginning, middle, and end of story

Form information seeking strategies

• distinguish between fiction and nonfiction books
• be introduced to dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and almanac
• introduce difference between a fact and an opinion
• introduce children's encyclopedia
• introduce Dewey Decimal System
• introduce webbing or mapping of a topic

Locate needed information

• know the location of fiction, nonfiction, encyclopedia, easy/everyone books, series, and young adult sections
• understand that fiction books are arranged by author's last name
• understand how to use a Table of Contents
• learn to follow check-in/check-out procedures
• learn to follow library rules/manners and basic book care
• find just the right book
• introduce OLA's automated catalog (Alexandria)
• understand what an author and an illustrator does
• recognize favorite author/illustrator
• learn about the Caldecott Award
• locate books from another culture

Evaluate information

• determine own book selection (five finger rule/just the right book)
• learn to browse/skim book for information
• understand required information may comprise only a small part of the book
• learn the parts of a book (cover, title, spine, copyright, publisher)
• distinguish what types of books may be helpful in locating information (fiction, nonfiction, biographies, folktales, and reference)
• use visual literacy clues such as illustrations, photographs, tables, and maps

Organize information

• present information orally
• present information through a project
• introduce bibliography with author

Evaluate

• determine what was done well
• determine what could have been done better.