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Third Grade

Your child's Library report card contains three benchmark skill categories: Information Literacy, Media Literacy (Technology) and the Ability to Use the Library Media Center. These Library benchmark skills are part of the new Empire Information Fluency Continuum and the New York State Common Core Learning Standards.

Information Literacy

  • Identifies the ten major Dewey areas and what main topics are included in each.
  • States the main idea.
  • Presents information clearly so that the main ideas are evident.
  • Cites all sources used according to model provided by teacher.

Media Literacy (Technology)

  • Presents information clearly so that main points are evident using a variety of formats.
  • Searches the online catalog independently to locate materials.
  • Uses online library resources and/or databases to locate information.
  • Uses bookmarked Web sites to find appropriate information for research projects.

Ability to Use Library Media Center

  • Demonstrates the ability to use the library to check out and return materials on time.
  • Locates fiction materials by author; and non-fiction materials by the Dewey Decimal number.
  • Uses the Library Catalog to locate a variety of materials in the library media center.
  • Returns materials used in the Library Media Center to the correct place on the shelf.
  • Selects books, poems, or media based on teacher-selected criteria or personal preference appropriate to his/her reading ability.