Selection and book care

What authors and illustrators do

Identifies differences between fiction and non-fiction

Areas of the library

What call numbers are and how to use them

Basic dictionary skills

Learns to access print and online resources to find information

Recognizes the Internet as one resource and learns effective search techniques

Understands the need for information, and builds strategies for locating, and using information

Becomes more familiar with the arrangement of library materials and the Dewey Decimal system

Is introduced to many genres

Learns to search the Online Public Access Catalog (ASD WebCat)

Learns to use the Online Public Access Catalog (ASD WebCat) to locate and borrow materials
in other ASD libraries

Is introduced to various search engines as a way to more effectively search for information

Begins an in-depth study of research skills and reference materials

Learns to effectively evaluate, use, and share information from the internet

Understands and can explain differences between genres

Reads diverse literature selections