Tracy Hintz MD403 12/09

- from: Western Michigan University Libraries Information Literacy Site

 Good study skills  Finding and retrieving information  Decoding information  Summarizing and note-taking  Analyzing  Evaluating  Organizing info into a personal library  Presenting information

 Kindergarten-2nd grade - Good Library Citizens - Parts of a book (see hand outs) Websites: -Starfall - Speakaboos

 Dewey Decimal System (see handout) -Card Catalog - Electronic Card Catalog (Dewy Rap)  Promote independent learning with Non-fiction -Items found in NF books not found in Fic. books -Table of Contents - Glossary - Bold faced words/ important vocabulary

REFERENCE MATERIALS ASSESSMENT TOOLS  Almanacs  Atlas  Encyclopedias  Dictionaries  Thesaurus  Periodicals  Non Fictions texts  Newspapers  Phonebooks  Library Bingo  Reference Worksheet Quiz (handout)

 Cite Sources -Bibliography and note taking -Written -Using electronic tools  Easy Bib  Noodle bib  Prep for Big6 Information Gathering Model

 What do I need to do?  Where is the best place to find information on this topic?  What sources should I use?  What other guide words can assist me?  Is this information up to date?  Is this information reliable?  What do I know already about this topic?  What do I want to know?  How will I share this information? (P/E?)

AASL STANDARDS NETS- TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS 9 6

 The Complete Library Skills Grade 1, TS. Denison & Co. Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota   Librarian Tools Website  Information Power, American Library Association  The New York Public Library Kid’s Guide to Research by Deborah Heiligman, Scholastic Inc