The heart of our program is our students. It is our mission as school librarians and educators to prepare each one of our students to develop the skills and responsibility to be both critical consumers and creators of information as they navigate their academic and personal lives. library learning standards are known as the ESIFC (Empire State Information Fluency Continuum). They provide a clear continuum of skills and strategies that are taught by the school librarian, whether in collaboration with classroom teachers or in independent lessons as dictated by school environments.
Quarter 1
Inquiry and Design Thinking
I can connect ideas to my own interests
With help, I can begin to develop questions to be answered in shared research.
Quarter 2
Multiple Literacies
I can retell a story with the correct sequence of events using words and pictures.
Quarter 3
Social and Civic Responsibility
I can listen and responses to multicultural texts from various genres.
Quarter 4
Personal Growth and Agency
I can request/choose materials related to my personal interests.
Quarter 1
Inquiry and Design Thinking
I can recognize the systematic way the library organizes fiction and picture books and that fiction books of interest can be located by using that organization
I can develop “I Wonder” questions with the class while reading or listening to texts about the research topic
I can engage actively with a small group in trying out a solution, looking at the results, and making changes to improve the results.
Quarter 2
Multiple Literacies
I can draw and shares conclusions about the main idea of a story.
I can identify main ideas, facts, details, and opinions expressed through media other than print.
Quarter 3
Social and Civic Responsibility
I can contribute to group media project to communicate ideas to classmates, families, and others
I can listen and respond to multicultural texts from various genres
Quarter 4
Personal Growth and Agency
I can engage in simple and independent inquiry to find answers to questions.
I can actively engage in conversations with others by contributing own ideas and displaying confidence in my own reasoning and opinions.
Quarter 1
Inquiry and Design Thinking
I can develop “I wonder” questions independently while reading or listening to texts about the research topic.
I can recognize that sources can be located in the online catalog by looking up the author, title, or key words.
I can interpret information represented in pictures, illustrations and simple charts and verbalizes the main idea
Quarter 2
Multiple Literacies
I can gather information from illustrations and text features.
Quarter 3
Social and Civic Responsibility
I can participate in shared research and exploration about a topic
Quarter 4
Personal Growth and Agency
I can select fiction and nonfiction books or media to read and enjoy on my own
Quarter 1
Inquiry and Design Thinking
I can formulate questions for investigations of a topic with guidance.
I can identify major areas of the library and what main topics are included in each.
I can search the online catalog with assistance to locate materials.
Quarter 2
Multiple Literacies
I can evaluate a media source for accuracy
Quarter 3
Social and Civic Responsibility
I can verify information that is present as “the truth”
I can demonstrate basic cybersafety (strong passwords, privacy, accessing appropriate sites)
Quarter 4
Personal Growth and Agency
I can demonstrate motivation to read and learn on own.