Fourth Grade Library Media Content Standards

• Information Literacy
  • The student who is information literate:
    • accesses information efficiently and effectively 
    •  evaluates information critically and competently
    • uses information accurately and creatively
• Independent Learning
  • The student who is an independent learner is information literate and:
    • pursues information related to personal interests
    • appreciates literature and other creative expressions of information
    • strives for excellence in information seeking and knowledge generation
• Social Responsibility
  • The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and:
    • recognizes the importance of information to a democratic society
    • practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology
    • participates effectively in groups to pursue and generate information

The school library media program is not only integral to and supportive of the school curriculum, but also provides a mechanism for choice and exploration beyond the prescribed course of study. The school library media program provides a wide range of resources and information that satisfy the educational needs and interests of students. The school library media center provides a setting where students develop skills they will need as adults to locate, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and communicate information and ideas in an information-rich world.

In addition to skills introduced and learned in previous grades, fourth grade students will:

• Independently locate materials in all section of the LMC
• Use the LMC catalog to find materials in all sections of the LMC–expand knowledge of keyword searching
• Become familiar with more specialized reference materials including almanacs, specialized CD Roms, online periodical databases
• Build on note-taking strategies (for example, skimming, extracting)
• With support, select appropriate reference materials for a given task
• Differentiate between relevant and nonrelevant information
• Begin to organize information in order to effectively present it
• Become more familiar with search strategies using the internet
• Use information in a responsible manner
• Continue to develop use of bibliographies
• Continue exploring wide variety of genres
• Explore various types of literature to expand understanding of curricular content areas
• Continue to compare and contrast work of selected authors and illustrators

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