Library Curriculum

The Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) has created standards for students in Grades PreK-12. For students in Grades PreK- 2, MSLA states:

Beginning information literacy skills for this age group is crucial. While many students in this grade span are not readers at all, others are only at the beginning stages of "learning to read." The groundwork for later skills must be laid, even at this young age. It is developmentally appropriate for students in the lower elementary grades to be able to do the following:

• ask relevant questions

• recognize when information is needed

• describe what kinds of information can be used to solve a problem

• recognize the differences between fiction and non-fiction

• begin to be able to find resources independently in a library

• sort information in meaningful ways

• communicate new information that they have learned

• evaluate their own information processes as well as their final products

• be able to verbalize basic elements of stories

Information Literacy Skills Standards for Grades PreK-12:

Standard 1: Define an information task

Standard 2: Develop Information Seeking Strategies

Standard 3: Locate and Access Information

Standard 4: Use Information

Standard 5: Synthesize Information

Standard 6: Participate in Collaborative Activities

Standard 7: Evaluate the Process and the Product

Standard 8: Appreciate Literature

The MSLA curriculum is also aligned with the MA Technology and American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards.