LE-PreK+to+Grade+2


 * PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 2**

**Information Literacy** Beginning information literacy skills for students in PK- grade 2 is crucial. While many students in this grade span are not readers at all, others are only at the beginning stages of “learning to read”. The groundwork for later skills must be laid, even at this young age. It is developmentally appropriate for students in the lower elementary grades to be able to do the following: ask relevant questions; recognize when information is needed; describe what kinds of information can be used to solve a problem; recognize the differences between fiction and non-fiction; begin to be able to find resources independently in a library; sort information in meaningful ways; communicate new information that they have learned; evaluate their own information processes as well as their final products; and be able to verbalize basic elements of stories.

Students will be able to define problems competently and identify information needs. ||  || 1.1 Ask a question that requires information seeking. 1.2 Rephrase the classroom assignment: What am I supposed to do? 1.3 Identify existing knowledge and, with assistance, areas where more information is needed. Example: complete a topic chart, “What I Know,” “What I Think I Know,” “What I Need to Find Out.” 1.4 Brainstorm additional questions to answer in solving an information problem. || Students will be able to develop strategies to find information relevant to their question or personal need. ||  || 2.1 Exhibit proper respect for and care of library materials, facilities, and equipment. 2.2 Understand the layout and organization of the library. 2.3 Understand and follow library rules and procedures. 2.4 Identify the parts of a book, e.g. spine, spine label, cover, title, page, verso page, barcode, if library is automated. 2.5 Explain the difference between fiction and non-fiction. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2.6 Recognize which resources are the best to use and why. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2.7 Web or map a topic based on prior knowledge and preliminary background information. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">2.8 Develop a strategy to solve an information problem, e.g. Plan–Do-Review (Big6TM ). || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will be able to access and gather information efficiently and effectively. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3.1 Independently locate library staff and navigate the library’s physical space. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3.2 Independently approach the library teacher for assistance. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">3.3 Understand that there is a relationship to spine label and book content and independently locate fiction and non-fiction sections in the school library. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standards ** ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">By the end of second grade, students will be able to: ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 1. Define an Information Task **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 2. Develop Information Seeking Strategies **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 3. Locate and Access Information **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 4. Use Information **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will be able to: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4a. evaluate resources for their appropriateness <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">4b. select the best and most relevant information 4c. practice ethical behavior and respect for intellectual property rights <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Evaluate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> 4.1 Distinguish fiction from non-fiction.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Select <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> 4.7 Sort, classify and sequence pieces of information; e.g., place events along a timeline, sort families of animals, etc.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Ethics <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> 4.18 Indicate the source of information. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will organize new information from multiple sources to construct <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">a product that communicates the results of their research ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5.1 Create and share developmentally appropriate text and images with others. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5.2 Use new information in the final product. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">5.3 With assistance present a final product using an appropriate format: report, poster, electronic program, or other medium. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will participate effectively in groups to pursue and generate information. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6.1 Demonstrate appropriate group conduct (take turns speaking, respect opinions, use library voice). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6.2 Listen to the information and ideas of others. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6.3 Cooperate with others and share resource. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6.4 Work with other students to create and evaluate simple information products. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">6.5 Assist other students with book selection. || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will evaluate both the research process and the final product. This may include both self and peer evaluation. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7.1 Using provided checklist or rubric to determine that project is complete and accurate. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7.2 Judge the process by asking questions: e.g. What did I like? What was easy? What was difficult? How can I do it better next time? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">7.3 Judge the product by asking questions: e.g. Did I complete all the steps required by my teacher? What have I learned? How can I improve my final product? If I had to do it over again, what would I do differently? || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Students will gain an increased enjoyment of literature and grow in their abilities to locate and select appropriate reading materials independently. ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.1 Understand the importance of the library as an information source. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.2 Demonstrate active listening skills. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.3 Listen to literature for pleasure and information. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.4 Use illustrations to acquire a greater understanding of the story. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.5 Use library collection for pleasure reading. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.6 Understand the difference between an author and an illustrator. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.7 Demonstrate comprehension of a story heard, read or viewed through verbal discussion and/or written responses or artwork. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.8 Share books by favorite authors and illustrators. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">8.9 Identify book award winners e.g. Caldecott, Newbury, Coretta Scott King Awards. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 5. Synthesize Information **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 6. Participate in Collaborative Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 7. Evaluate the Process and the Product **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Standard 8. Appreciate Literature **

In the early grades, technology should not replace the manipulatives, pencil-and-paper, and other manual methods through which children acquire basic skills. The //Mathematics Curriculum Framework//, for example, stresses the importance of understanding basic arithmetic operations in elementary school. Given this context, the technology literacy standards for the earliest grade span allow the teacher flexibility in deciding when students are ready to use technology. For this reason, the competencies listed for K–2 are described as exploratory concepts and skills. These are skills that will be introduced and, in some cases, developed in elementary grades and mastered in middle and high school.
 * Technology Exploratory Skills and Expectations- **

**Standard 1.**  **Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers** **and applications, as well as** **an** **understanding of the concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.** ||  || __Basic Operations__ K-2: 1.1 Demonstrate beginning steps in using available hardware and applications (e.g., turn on a computer, launch a program, use a pointing device such as a mouse). K-2: 1.2 Explain that icons (e.g., recycle bin/trash, folder) are symbols used to signify a command, file, or application. K-2: 1.3 Identify, locate, and use letters, numbers, and special keys (e.g., space bar, Shift, Delete) on the keyboard. K-2: 1.4 Recognize the functions of basic file menu commands (e.g., New, Open, Close, Save, Print).
 * **Standard** ||  || By the end of second grade, students will be able to: ||

__Word Processing and Desktop Publishing__ K-2: 1.5 Use a word processing application to write, edit, print, and save simple assignments. K-2: 1.6 Insert and size a graphic in a word processing document.

__Database and Spreadsheet (Tables/Charts and Graphs)__ K-2: 1.7 Explain that computers can store and organize information so that it can be searched. K-2: 1.8 Use a simple computer graphing application to display data.

__Internet and Multimedia__ K-2: 1.9 Explain that the Internet links computers around the world, allowing people to access information and communicate. K-2: 1.10 Demonstrate the ability to use tools in painting and/or drawing programs. || **Standard 2.**   **Demonstrate the responsible use of technology and an** **understanding of ethics and safety issues in using electronic media at** **home, in school, and in society.**  ||   || __Ethics__ K-2: 2.1 Follow classroom rules for the responsible use of computers, peripheral devices, and resources. K-2: 2.2 Explain the importance of giving credit to media creators when using their work in student projects.

__Classroom/Society__ K-2: 2.3 Explain why there are rules for using technology at home and at school. K-2: 2.4 Identify the purpose of a media message (to inform, persuade, or entertain). K-2: 2.5 Describe how people use many types of technologies in their daily lives.

__Health and Safety__ K-2: 2.6 Follow the school rules for safe and ethical Internet use. (Use of Internet in this grade span is determined by district policy.) K-2: 2.7 Demonstrate knowledge of ergonomics and electrical safety when using computers. K-2: 2.8 Explain that a password helps protect the privacy of information. || **Standard 3.**   **Demonstrate the ability to use technology for research,** **critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.**  ||   ||

__Research (Gathering and Using Information)__ K-2: 3.1 Use various age-appropriate technologies to locate, collect, and organize information. K-2: 3.2 Review teacher-selected Internet resources and explain why each resource is or is not useful.

__Problem Solving__ K-2: 3.3 Use age-appropriate technologies (e.g., a simple graphing application) to gather and analyze data.

__Communication & Collaboration__ K-2: 3.4 Use a variety of age-appropriate technologies (e.g., drawing program, presentation software) to communicate and exchange ideas. ||