Information Literacy Skills Checklist


 
 

GLMA Information Literacy Skills Checklists

 
 
 
 

Elementary School Information Literacy Checklists 

 


 

KINDERGARTEN

TEACHER

X

THE STUDENT WILL:

 

 
Participate in media center orientation 

Know media specialist, staff and their purpose

Know rules and expected behavior

Know proper care of books and other materials

Know checkout procedures

 
Locate areas of the media center (E and non-fiction)
 
Know the arrangement of E books
 
Select a book based on personal interest
 
Identify parts of a book (cover, spine, title page)
 
Recognize author, illustrator and their functions
 
Recognize award-winning books (Caldecott, Georgia Picture Book, etc.)
 
Experience traditional and contemporary literature through a variety of media
 
Experience a variety of literary forms
 
Develop listening skills through read-out-louds

 

 

 


 

FIRST GRADE

TEACHER

X

THE STUDENT WILL:

 

 
Participate in media center orientation

Know media specialist, staff and their purpose

Know rules and expected behavior

Know proper care of books and other materials

Know checkout procedures

 
Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction
 
Know the alphabetical arrangement of the easy fiction section and how the call number on the spine relates to author’s last name
 
Recognize numerical order of non-fiction books
 
Independently locate and select a book based on personal interest through browsing
 
Use maps and globes as sources of information
 
Use picture dictionaries as information sources
 
Use primary encyclopedias to answer information questions
 
Identify parts of a book (cover, spine, title page, copyright, dedication, table of contents)
 
Understand purpose of title page and table of contents
 
Experience cultural diversity in literature
 
Recognize award-winning books (Caldecott, Georgia Picture Books, etc.)
 
Experience and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of literary forms
 
Recognize basic elements found in literature (main idea, sequence, cause and effect, character, setting)
 
Experience traditional and contemporary literature through a variety of media
 
Acquires information through reading
 
Reads a variety of books for information and pleasure

 

 

 


 

SECOND GRADE

TEACHER

X

THE STUDENT WILL:

 

 
Participate in media center orientation 

Know media specialist, staff and their purpose

Know rules and expected behavior

Know proper care of books and other materials

Know checkout procedures

 
Distinguish between fiction and non-fiction
 
Expand on the alphabetical arrangement of the easy fiction section and how the call number on the spine relates to author’s last name
 
Recognize numerical order of non-fiction books
 
Independently locate and select a book based on personal interest through browsing
 
Use maps and globes as sources of information
 
Use guide words to locate information in beginner dictionaries
 
Use primary encyclopedias to answer information questions
 
Use parts of a book (cover, spine, title page, copyright, dedication, table of contents, glossary) as information sources
  Experience cultural diversity in literature
  Recognize award-winning books (Caldecott, Georgia Picture Books, etc.)
  Experience and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of literary forms
  Recognize basic elements found in literature (main idea, sequence, cause and effect, character, setting)
  Discriminate between realism and fantasy
  Draws conclusions and makes predictions and comparisons
  Reads a variety of books for information and pleasure
  Use a variety of media to locate information
  Locate a book using Dewey Decimal System
  Locate a book using online catalog
  Begin notetaking process
  Begin bibliographic citation process (to include title, author)

 

 

 

 


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415 Hoschton St · Jefferson, GA · 30549
Phone 706 367-8242 · Fax 706 367-5405