Kindergarten 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.

Kindergarten students are expected to:

• Be introduced to the Library Media Center (LMC) collection and layout
• Become familiar with parts of the book (author, illustrator, cover, title page)
• Learn to appreciate literature through listening, observing, responding
• Experience high quality literature and begin to identify simple types of literature
• Begin to develop interests in specific authors and illustrators
• Begin to choose appropriate books for personal enjoyment
• Begin to understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction
• Be introduced to the routine of check-out and check-in of materials
• Learn to respect LMC staff and materials and follow library procedures
• Demonstrate consideration of others while in the LMC
• Begin to recognize parts of the computer
• Learn initial computer use vocabulary
• Begin to use simple computer programs

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