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Listen to two books
read aloud, often accompanied by a poem, flannel board
story, or song; student selection of books to check out for classroom use. Skills taught include:
- Learning about a library
- Sharing stories
- Using a library correctly
- Understanding library and book terms
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Librarian read-aloud and lesson
on using the library; student selection of books to check
out for personal or classroom use. Skills taught iclude:
- Mastering checkout procedures
- Understanding how materials are arranged
- Enlarging library and book vocabulary
- Telling a story from a wordless book ("Storyteller
of the Week")
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Librarian read-aloud and lesson
on using the library; student selection of books to check
out for personal or classroom use. Skills taught include:
- Understanding basic genres
- Distinguishing the roles of the author, illustrator,
and publisher
- Using call numbers for finding fiction books
- Identifying various media used in illustration
with follow-up lesson during art specialist class
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Librarian read-aloud and lesson on using
the library, including technology resources; student selection
of books to check out for personal or classroom use. Introduction
of optional Passport to Reading Club to encourage recreational
reading. Skills taught include:
- Using an encyclopedia and doing simple research
- Distinguishing between biography, autobiography,
and collective biography
- Elaborating on genres
- Using call numbers for finding non-fiction books
- Using library research to complete a research
project assigned by the classroom teacher
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Librarian read-aloud and lesson on using
the library; library research for classroom papers and
projects; student selection of books to check out for
personal or classroom use. Passport to Reading Club is emphasized.
Skills taught include:
- Using reference tools
- Using the Dewey Decimal System
- Research using more than one reference source
- Enlarging on encyclopedia reference skills
- Simple bibliographies
- Exploring genres to develop interest areas
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Librarian read-aloud and lesson on using
the library; library research for classroom papers and
projects; student selection of books to check out for
personal or classroom use. Passport to Reading Club becomes
mandatory. Skills taught include:
- Using search engines to locate information
- Independent use of library resources
- Distinguishing relevant information in research
- Research using multiple reference sources
- Using proper bibliographic forms
- Expanding interest in reading various genres
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The library as an ever-available resource
for school and personal use, before or after school, during
classes, or during study hall. Additional library time
as contracted between middle school teachers and the librarian,
to do special projects. Monthly book talks during English
class by librarian to stimulate independent reading. Skills
emphasized include:
- Using the card catalog and search engines to locate
information
- Using the Internet independently to locate information
- Maintaining an interest in reading, and knowledge
of recently-published works
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