Library Curriculum
ASD Library Standards, Benchmarks, and
Indicators
Standard C: A student should recognize that being an independent reader, listener,
and viewer of material in print, non-print, and electronic formats will contribute to personal
enjoyment and lifelong learning.
Benchmark 1: Read for pleasure and information
Performance Indicators
K
- Recognizes a variety of authors
- Listens to a story
- Retells a story
- Identifies and seeks books of interest
- Requests the reading aloud of a story
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Develops different purposes for reading (inform, delight, enrich)
- Explains what pleasure reading is
- Chooses books for recreational reading
- Identifies genre for personal interest
- Engages in active listening and book-related discussions during story time
- Compares and contrasts stories
- Acknowledges authors they enjoy reading
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Explores a variety of reading materials
- Uses visuals, objects and realia for information
- Locates areas of personal interest in nonfiction
- Shares with others the books in which they find pleasure
- Explores a variety of genre
- Understands that reading can be for pleasure and information
- Shows interest in recreational reading programs (YRC, Battle of the Books, school-based
reading programs, summer reading programs, etc.)
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Chooses their own books for certain recreational reading programs
- Uses a variety of resources to meet personal needs and interest
- Enhances appreciation for authors
- Compares and contrasts authors
- Understands that information can come from many different sources
- Cultivates personal reading tastes
- Explores a variety of genres
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle School
- Determines their own subject for research projects
- Extends appreciation for authors of fiction and information
- Refines reading in search for information
- Understands selected materials may be appropriate for different people with other
interests and abilities
- Expands beyond print and media to use community resources (museum, film archives,
businesses, interviews, medical establishments) for interest and information
Benchmark 2: Read, listen, and view a wide variety of literature and other creative expressions
Performance Indicators
K
- Shows interest in story presentations (flannel boards, puppets, stuffed animals, etc.)
- Recognizes various authors and illustrators and their works
- Participates in discussions about illustrations in books
- Recognizes that stories and information come in different formats (print and non-print)
- Listens to a variety of literature
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Identifies basic genres in fiction, non-fiction and picture books
- Recognizes basic elements of a fairy tale
- Determines favorite authors and series
- Recognizes Caldecott Award books
- Recognizes a variety of mediums used in illustrations
- Seeks information from bulletin boards, videos, displays and other non-print materials
- Understands that artwork illustrates and enhances a story
- Uses different sections of the library for pleasure and information
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Identifies story elements (plot, character, setting, etc.)
- Gains understanding of literature through oral reading (readers’ theater, poetry, and plays)
- Recognizes the variety of award-winning books and other media
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Explains preference for certain selections
- Reviews and expands different genres of literature
- Examines poetry and folktales as genre from other cultures
- Identifies and seeks different literary forms
- Recognizes that literature reflects, examines and influences the human experience
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle
School
- Examines poetry and folktales as genre from other cultures
- Demonstrates proficient use of a wide variety of literature and creative expressions
Benchmark 3: Recognize and select materials appropriate to personal abilities and interests
Performance Indicators
K
- Recognizes different media according to interests and needs
- Asks for particular book characters or themes that reflect personal interest
- Recognizes that books are created in different levels (wordless to beginning chapter)
- Chooses books of interest
Primary (Grades 1-3)
- Reviews and expands K Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Determines individual comfort level of books (selects “just right” books)
- Previews material before making decision
- Summarizes the text orally
- Contrasts different types of books (everybody vs fiction)
- Chooses books from different sections of the library
Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
- Reviews and expands K and Primary Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Recognizes award-winning and notable books
- Finds a synopsis of the story in a selected book
- Recognizes the wide variety of genres, books and materials
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- Reviews and expands K, Primary and Intermediate Performance Indicators as appropriate
- Chooses material which is age and grade appropriate
- Seeks material of personal interests
- Uses books and materials which they enjoy
- Uses various strategies to locate appropriate materials
- Recognizes genres and selects those of interest
- Engages in ILL strategies to access sources of interest
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Reviews and expands all Performance Indicators as appropriate from K, Primary,
Intermediate and Middle
School
- Uses independent strategies to locate appropriate materials
- Refines use of material which is age and interest appropriate
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