This guide provides a curriculum outline for teaching elementary and secondary students to become independent and resourceful users of libraries and media centers. The text is divided according to grade level (K-3, 4-6, junior high, and high school). For each level, behavioral objectives are spelled out, instructional activities are suggested, and…

Designed as an aid for librarians and teachers in instructing elementary and secondary school students in library media skills, this handbook includes a detailed sequential list of such skills, as well as a list of books and media which concern the philosophy of teaching media skills or the materials used in developing skills programs. Arranged…

This volume of the "Teacher Handbook," a product of the extensive audit and revision of curriculum carried out by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction in 1984 in order to develop a basic education program for the state's public schools presents a competency-based curriculum in library/media and computer skills.…

This district curriculum guide for teaching media skills in grades K-10 lists the skills that should be taught in grades K-6 and at the junior and senior high school levels. It is suggested that these skills be integrated into the classroom curriculum with emphasis on applications. The skills for grades K-6 are presented in five strands: (1) the…

Based upon the concept that each step in the development of an educational program for students is directed toward a known goal, this detailed curriculum guide provides program goals, grade and course level objectives, and learning outcomes in language arts for kindergarten through grade 12. The prefatory section of the document briefly presents…

Designed to help students in grades kindergarten through 12 become proficient in library and information skills, this curriculum guide emphasizes the following information skill categories: (1) orientation to the library/media center; (2) reference and research; (3) production of informational media presentations in a variety of formats; and (4)…

Designed to assist educators in teaching information skills in a systematic way by integrating them into the kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum, this guide is intended to be shared by teachers and library media specialists. A reflection of recent study of the information searching and application process, the guide is not bound to any…

In order to use new educational technologies effectively and to help students cope with the mass of information that has become available, librarians have begun to develop strategies and lessons to instruct students in searching. There has been, however, no detailed curriculum in the schools to ensure that students and teachers in grades K-12 are…

The Cheltenham Township school district (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania) has compiled a guide for library instruction. Suggested learning objectives and activities are listed for each grade level K-9, while an elective mini-course is proposed for grades 10-12. Integration of library instruction with curriculum and classroom activities is emphasized at…

This document presents a list of general skills for a school library skills curriculum. It is recommended that the skills be adapted for individual schools, age groups, and skill levels as are deemed appropriate by teachers and media personnel when planning and instituting a library skills curriculum. Skills and activities/objectives are reported…

Skills necessary for students in grades K-12 to have and use in the library are the topic of this curriculum guide. Behavioral objectives are presented in the following categories: orientation in the use of the library media center, care of materials, materials selection, circulation procedures, library media terminology, nonbook materials and…

Presents six curriculum guides for elementary and secondary education. Subjects include interdisciplinary instruction, music, reading/language arts, science, and social studies. Each guide provides library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, a…

Presents five curriculum guides for art, reading, language arts, science, and social studies. Each activity identifies library media-skills objectives, curriculum objectives, grade levels, resources, librarian and teacher instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, activity samples, guidelines for evaluating finished activities,…

This document presents a curriculum framework for Elmira City School District library media programs. Its intent is that library media specialists and teachers in all areas of instruction (Pre-K to 12) work collaboratively under the supervision of the principal to design and implement their own site-based version of this curriculum plan. This…

Intended for classroom teachers, this guide contains outcomes and objectives for grades K-12 that are intended to be used for improving the teaching and learning of reading skills. The prefatory section of the document briefly presents the goals of the program, suggestions for implementation, and a definition of terms. A reading concepts chart is…