Information Skills. Third Grade

These are the older Virginia Standards of Learning Information Skills, cVirginia State Department of Education, 1985. Although older, they may be useful to new library media specialists. Virginia's Standards of Learning Objectives from the recently revised subject content areas are listed here after the older library information SOLs.

Virginia SOLs. Third Grade

Core skills 1-6 should be presented in a manner appropriate to this grade. The librarian will work cooperatively with the classroom teacher to achieve the third grade objectives.

Virginia's 1985 SOLs. Third Grade

*3.1 THE STUDENT WILL IDENTIFY THE INFORMATION IN A MAIN ENTRY FROM A CATALOG CARD OR ALTERNATIVE RETRIEVAL TOOL.

Descriptive statement: Emphasis is on identification of call number, author, title, publisher, copyright date and number of pages.

*3.2 THE STUDENT WILL IDENTIFY AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE THREE KINDS OF CATALOG CARDS.

Descriptive statement: Emphasis is on determining by looking at the top line of a catalog card, whether it is an author, title, or subject entry.

3.3 THE STUDENT WILL LOCATE AN ITEM BY USING THE CALL NUMBER.

Descriptive statement: Emphasis is on finding the call number for a specific item in the catalog and using the call number to locate the item in the library/information center.

3.4 THE STUDENT WILL USE ALPHABETICAL ARRANGEMENT TO LOCATE A SUBJECT IN A SET OF GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS.

Descriptive statement: Emphasis is on using alphabetizing skills to become more proficient and independent in locating a subject in a set of general encyclopedias.

3.5 THE STUDENT WILL IDENTIFY AND SELECT RESOURCE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ON A GIVEN TOPIC.

Descriptive statement: Emphasis is on independent selection of materials and proficiency in using the table of contents, glossary, indexes, and graphics within the selected material.

3.6 THE STUDENT WILL RECOGNIZE THAT INFORMATION SOURCES ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS.

Descriptive statement: Emphasis is on the use of print and nonprint materials, including databases and human resources.

*Objectives 3.1 and 3.2 are adapable to the online public access catalog (OPAC). Students can search by author, title and subject. Identify the information on a bibliographic record, including subject headings.

Subject Content SOLs.

English 3.6. The student will continue to read a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections.

Identify the characteristics of a folktale.

Identify the characteristics of biographies and autobiographies.

Compare and contrast the characters in two folk tales.

Compare and contrast the lives of two persons as described in biographies and autobiographies.

English 3.10. Research. The student will record information from print and nonprint resources.

Use dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference books.

Use videos, interviews, and cassette recordings.

Use available technology.

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