Information Skills Curriculum, K-1

The following research skills scope and sequence chart is older, but may still be useful to new library media specialists as they devise their own integrated skills programs. The correlations indicated here are to Virginia's SOLs which are older. I have not correlated this chart with the new Virginia Standards of Learning Objectives in the subject disciplines. This scope and sequence chart was developed by the Calgary Board of Education and is c1976. I have "updated" some wording, for example from "books" to "materials.

Media Centre Orientation:

Name library personnel and

"what they do to help students and teachers. VA SOL K.1

Observe library rules VA SOL K.1

Handle materials properly. VA SOL K.1

Check out materials properly. VA SOL K.1

Identify kinds of media. VA SOL K.1

Organization of Resources:

Locate "easy materials" (picture books) VA SOL K.1

Locate cassette tapes, computer software VA SOL K.1

Selection of Resources:

Select materials of personal interest VA SOL VA CORE 2

Utilization of Resources:

Identify a book's cover, front, back, spine & labeling, body and title page. VA 1.2 GR 1.2

Identify a book's author, title & Illustrator VA SOL 1.3 GR 1.3

Use a cassette recorder, listening station, computer VA SOL K.1-K.3

Comprehension and Study Skills:

Use picture clues to aid in understanding material. Core 3

Identify main idea in orally presented in a story. VA SOL K.2

Identify a sequence of events presented orally in a story. VA SOL K.2

Use title as guide to contents. VA SOL 1.2

Identify purpose of field trips. Core 5

Listen to and enjoy a wide range of literature, such

as nursery rhymes, poetry, folktales in different media formats.

Compose a title for a story, picture, graph or chart. VA SOL K.2

Select answers to questions listened to, viewed or read. VA SOL K.3

Distinguish between "real" or "make-believe" VA SOL 1.1

Aquire information through listening and observing with a purpose. VA SOL K.3

Present information orally, in sequence and with clarity. VA SOL K.2

Participate in choral speaking, creative dramatics and other literary enrichment activities.

Research

Ask how and why questions.

Production:

Construct a picture based upon ideas in a story. VA SOL K.3

Write [using dictation] and illustrate books, such as alphabet books. Teacher/Librarian binds books with spiral book binder. Place their work in the library. English K.10

Record [audio or video] and listen to their retelling of stories, poems. English K.10

Create simple puppets to help tell a story or initiate conversations. English English. K.3, K.8

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