IFC+Benchmark

ade K The informa! on-literate student in Grade K has developed the following skills: • Connects ideas to own interests • Understands the basic organiza onal structure of books • Dis nguishes between fi c on and nonfic on resources • Demonstrates simple organiza onal skills such as sor ng and categorizing • Presents facts and simple answers to ques ons • Iden fi es own strengths and sets goals for improvement Grade 1 The informa! on-literate student in Grade 1 has developed the following skills: • Shares what is known about the general topic to elicit and make connec ons to prior knowledge • Recognizes that fi c on and picture books are organized by the author’s last name in A-B-C order • Dis nguishes between fact and opinion • Finds facts and briefly summarizes them via wri ng, drawing, or verbaliza on to answer research ques ons • Draws a conclusion about the main idea with guidance • Asks, “What do I wonder about now?” • Iden fi es own strengths and sets goals for improvement Grade 2 The informa! on-literate student in Grade 2 has developed the following skills: • Recognizes that ques ons can be answered by fi nding informa on • Asks “I wonder” ques ons about the research topic • Follows a modeled inquiry process during each visit to the library to do research • Writes, draws, or verbalizes the main idea and suppor ng details • Compares new ideas with what was known at the beginning of the inquiry • Presents informa on in a variety of ways (e.g., art, music, poetry, movement, verbally, and/or wri" en language) • Iden fi es own strengths and sets goals for improvement Grade 3 The informa! on-literate student in Grade 3 has developed the following skills: • Iden fi es the ten major Dewey areas and what main topics are included in each • Searches the online catalog (author,  tle, and subject) with assistance to locate materials • Uses bookmarked Websites to fi nd appropriate informa on • States the main idea • Chooses the format for the product based on personal preference or uses format chosen by the teacher or librarian • Presents informa on clearly so that main points are evident • Assesses and revises own work with guidance • Iden fi es own strengths and sets goals for improvement Grade 4 The informa! on-literate student in Grade 4 has developed the following skills: • Generates a list of key words for a research-based project with guidance • Asks ques ons to clarify topics or details • Predicts answers to inquiry ques ons based on background knowledge and beginning observa on or experience • Uses selected search engines to fi nd appropriate informa on • Paraphrases, summarizes informa on that answers research ques ons • Iden fi es facts and details that support main ideas • Uses common organiza onal pa" erns (chronological order, main idea with suppor ng details) to organize informa on • Iden fi es and evaluates the important features for a good product • Assesses and revises own work with guidance • Iden fi es own strengths and sets goals for improvement