Council Rock District Library Curriculum

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CRSD LIBRARY PROGRAMSTANDARDS The Newtown Elementary Library Program and the Library/Media Program at Council Rock School District addresses three sets of standards. American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner National Educational Technology Standards CRSD Reading English Language Arts Standards/ Research Strand/Standard 4/ Pages 37-39 CURRICULUM  The elementary school library-media curriculum is taught during regularly scheduled library special classes and in cooperation with classroom teachers. Kindergarten:OrientationLibrary CitizenshipParts of a bookBook careJob of author/illustratorABC orderAlphabetizing skillsAuthors/illustratorsLiterature appreciation/responseSelf-selection of appropriate materials  Grade 1:OrientationLibrary CitizenshipParts of a bookReinforce ABC orderReinforce alphabetizing skillsLocation skills in Easy  fiction sectionFiction vs non-fictionLiterature appreciation/responseCaldecott AwardAuthors/illustratorsSelf-selection of appropriate materials  Grade 2:OrientationLibrary citizenshipParts of a bookLocation skills in Easy fiction, Easy non-fiction, and chapter book sectionsIntroduce easy periodicalsIntroduce sections of the libraryIntroduce basic Works Consulted format (author,title,publisher,copyright date)Keyword skills related to electronic catalog(Destiny)Literature appreciation/responseCaldecott AwardAuthors/IllustratorsGenre(fairy tales,fables,folklore)Self-selection of appropriate materials  Grade 3:OrientationLibrary CitizenshipParts of a book(uses of indexes)Call numberLocation of sourcesUse Electronic Catalog(Destiny)Literature appreciation/responseWorks Consulted formatBasic elements of research--"Question-Plan-Gather"Authors/illustratorsGenre(biography,tall tales)Self-selection of appropriate materials  Grade 4:OrientationLibrary CitizenshipDewey Decimal SystemUse  Electronic Catalog(Destiny)Basic print and electronic resourcesBasic electronic search techniquesGraphic organizers Selection and organization of related informationWorks Consulted formatNote takingPlagiarismOral and or written presentation of researchAuthors/illustratorsGenre(non-fiction)Self-selection of appropriate materials  Grade 5:OrientationLibrary CitizenshipUse electronic Catalog(Destiny)Periodical indexes(Power Library)Print and electronic resourcesDeveloping research questionsWebsite EvaluationsSelection and organization of relevant informationNote taking(in support of regular classroom instruction)Graphic OrganizersCopyright and plagiarismWorks Consulted formatOral /written and visual process and presentation of researchLiterature appreciation/responseAuthorsNewbery AwardGenre (historical fiction)  Grade 6:OrientationLibrary CitizenshipUse Electronic Catalog (Destiny)Periodical Indexes (Power Library)Print and electronic resourcesDeveloping research questionsWebsite evaluationSelection and organization of relevant informationNote takingGraphic organizersCopyright and plagiarismWorks Consulted formatOral/written and visual process and presentation of researchLiterature appreciation/responseAuthorsNewbery AwardsGenre (realistic fiction)