INFORMATION LITERACY: Use strategies for locating, selecting, organizing, understanding, evaluating, using, and producing information, within physical and digital information environments

  • Standard 1 

    Use skills, resources, and tools to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge

    1. A

      Follow an inquiry-based process to seek knowledgeLIB 1.1.A

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, follow an inquiry process selecting from among prescribed frameworksLIB 1.1.A.6

    2. B

      Apply prior knowledge to new learningLIB 1.1.B

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, evaluate accuracy of prior knowledge when making connections to a problem, question, or topic; and use prior knowledge to inform next steps for researchLIB 1.1.B.6

    3. C

      Develop, select, clarify, and use questions to search for informationLIB 1.1.C

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, generate researchable questions and evaluate them for validity and purpose.LIB 1.1.C.6

    4. D

      Develop, select, clarify, and use strategies to search for informationLIB 1.1.D

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, use advanced search strategies and limiters to expand, refine, and assess search results.LIB 1.1.D.6

    5. E

      Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questionsLIB 1.1.E

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, identify, select, and use sources related to research task, and use criteria to evaluate for timeliness, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purposeLIB 1.1.E.6

    6. F

      Select and use tools within sources to access contentLIB 1.1.F

      1. 6.

        With support, use use basic navigational tools within a variety of sources to access contentLIB 1.1.F.6

    7. G

      Evaluate information for accuracy, validity, importance, and biasLIB 1.1.G

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, evaluate information for accuracy, validity, importance, and biasLIB 1.1.G.6

    8. H

      Read, view, and listen to information in a variety of formatsLIB 1.1.H

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, identify the usefulness of reading, listening to, and viewing information in a variety of formatsLIB 1.1.H.6

    9. I

      Collaborate to broaden and deepen understandingLIB 1.1.I

      1. 6.

        With support, identify the benefits of collaboration within digital and physical environments specific to purposeLIB 1.1.I.6

    10. J

      Assess the effectiveness of questions, strategies, and processes used in research to find informationLIB 1.1.J

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, ask relevant, answerable questions to guide research; evaluate questions and research strategies for effectiveness and refine as neededLIB 1.1.J.6

  • Standard 2 

    Use skills, resources, and tools to draw conclusions, make informed decisions, create new knowledge and apply knowledge to new situations

    1. A

      Analyze and evaluate information to draw conclusionsLIB 1.2.A

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, draw conclusions using main ideas and supporting details across multiple sourcesLIB 1.2.A.6

    2. B

      Analyze and evaluate information to make informed decisionsLIB 1.2.B

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, evaluate information considering elements such as bias, credibility, reliability, relevance to make informed decisionsLIB 1.2.B.6

    3. C

      Analyze, organize, and synthesize information using a variety of toolsLIB 1.2.C

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, evaluate a variety of tools for organizing, analyzing, and systhesizing information and select tool(s) relevant to the need/purposeLIB 1.2.C.6

    4. D

      Use information to answer questions and inspire further investigationLIB 1.2.D

      1. 6.

        With support, answer complex questions that require citing details and examples from a sourceLIB 1.2.D.6

    5. E

      Use information to solve real-world problems and inspire further investigationLIB 1.2.E

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, use credible information to identify real-world problems, generate possible solutions, and explore questions that arise from the investigationLIB 1.2.E.6

    6. F

      Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions, and solve problemsLIB 1.2.F

      1. 6.

        With support, identify the benefits of collaboration within digital and physical environments specific to need/purposeLIB 1.2.F.6

    7. G

      Reach and defend informed conclusions based on best evidenceLIB 1.2.G

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, use evidence to defend an informed conclusion LIB 1.2.G.6

    8. H

      Evaluate the effectiveness of the skills and tools used to create new knowledgeLIB 1.2.H

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, select and reflect on the effectiveness of skills and tools used to create new knowledgeLIB 1.2.H.6

  • Standard 3 

    Use skills, resources, and tools to create and share work that expresses and demonstrates new understandings

    1. A

      Analyze delivery formats for sharing understandingLIB 1.3.A

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, analyze, select, and justify a delivery format to create and share work based on purpose and audienceLIB 1.3.A.6

    2. B

      Use appropriate tools to create and share new workLIB 1.3.B

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, select and justify appropriate tools to create and share work based on purpose and audienceLIB 1.3.B.6

    3. C

      Collaborate with others to create original products and share new understandingLIB 1.3.C

      1. 6.

        With support, identify the benefits of collaboration within digital and physical environments specific to need/purposeLIB 1.3.C.6

    4. D

      Reflect on a product's effectiveness in expressing and demonstrating new understandingsLIB 1.3.D

      1. 6.

        With support, identify ways to reflect on a product's expression of new understandings.LIB 1.3.D.6

READING ENGAGEMENT: Read to pursue lifelong intellectual, personal, and emotional growth

  • Standard 1 

    Develop an appreciation for reading

    1. A

      Read, listen to, and view a variety of genres and formatsLIB 2.1.A

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, select and read from a variety of genres and formats and identify their characteristicsLIB 2.1.A.6

    2. B

      Identify, reflect upon and respond to works which exemplify the human experienceLIB 2.1.B

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, identify and reflect upon how personal experiences and perspectives are reflected in universal theme(s), and exemplify the human experienceLIB 2.1.B.6

    3. C

      Read to answer questions, make decisions, or solve problemsLIB 2.1.C

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, expand and cultivate reading selections to explore personal interests, to make decisions, and solve problemsLIB 2.1.C.6

    4. D

      Explore text to text, text to self, and text to world connectionsLIB 2.1.D

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, select and read a wide range of texts, identifying similarities and differences among texts, between text to self, and between text to worldLIB 2.1.D.6

    5. E

      Appreciate and evaluate author's craft and use of literary devicesLIB 2.1.E

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, read a wide variety of texts to identify features of author’s craft and use of literary devicesLIB 2.1.E.6

    6. F

      Read to seek multiple diverse and inclusive perspectivesLIB 2.1.F

      1. 6.

        With guidance, and support, read a variety of fiction and nonfiction to identify diverse perspectives, cultural influences, and global issues, and explore how they impact personal perspectivesLIB 2.1.F.6

  • Standard 2 

    Comprehend, interpret and evaluate informational and fictional text

    1. A

      Read, listen to, view, and integrate information to build background knowledgeLIB 2.2.A

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, interact with a variety of sources to examine and build background knowledgeLIB 2.2.A.6

    2. B

      Demonstrate reading for meaning by finding the main and supporting detailsLIB 2.2.B

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, identify and summarize main ideas, supporting details, relevant information, and contextual clues to demonstrate reading for meaningLIB 2.2.B.6

    3. C

      Demonstrate reading for meaning by evaluating evidence, drawing conclusions, and forming opinionsLIB 2.2.C

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, evaluate evidence used when drawing conclusions and forming opinionsLIB 2.2.C.6

    4. D

      Read to understand history, current events, and to make personal decisionsLIB 2.2.D

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, demonstrate an understanding that reading broadly deepens knowledge of history and current events, and informs personal decisionsLIB 2.2.D.6

    5. E

      Evaluate text for author's purposeLIB 2.2.E

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, identify author’s purpose, and demonstrate an understanding that an author's purpose can influence thinkingLIB 2.2.E.6

  • Standard 3 

    Build reading skills and behaviors for lifelong learning

    1. A

      Apply reading strategies across the content areasLIB 2.3.A

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, use a wide variety of text features, characteristic to, or specific of, different content areas, to increase reading comprehensionLIB 2.3.A.6

    2. B

      Contribute to a reading and learning community LIB 2.3.B

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, participate in a multiple types of reading and learning communities, using that community's rules and protocolsLIB 2.3.B.6

    3. C

      Self-select reading materials from a variety of genres and formatsLIB 2.3.C

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, use selection tools to find and read from a variety of genres and formats, to broaden and enrich reading experienceLIB 2.3.C.6

    4. D

      Make personal and global connections to the real world when reading a variety of textsLIB 2.3.D

      1. 6.

        With guidance, and support, read or listen to text and use strategies and patterns of thinking to make personal connections to self, to others, and to the worldLIB 2.3.D.6

    5. E

      Demonstrate resiliency, perseverance, and stamina when reading a variety of textsLIB 2.3.E

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, recognize and strengthen the habits and techniques that build personal reading resiliency, perserverance, and staminaLIB 2.3.E.6

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of a democratic society

  • Standard 1 

    Practice ethical behavior to share knowledge

    1. A

      Use appropriate language when communicating with othersLIB 3.1.A

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, consider audience and environment, and identify purpose of communication, presentation style and how it may be perceived when communicating with othersLIB 3.1.A.6

    2. B

      Participate in and advocate for safe and ethical communicationLIB 3.1.B

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, practice safe and ethical communication, and demonstrate an understanding of digital citizenship and the responsibility of online behaviorsLIB 3.1.B.6

    3. C

      Practice accuracy and consider bias when sharing informationLIB 3.1.C

      1. 6.

        With support, identify biased information, and demonstrate an understanding of the importance of sharing objective and accurate informationLIB 3.1.C.6

  • Standard 2 

    Practice ethical behavior when using print and digital resources

    1. A

      Use a variety of authoritative sources, considering multiple perspectives and points of viewLIB 3.2.A

      1. 6.

        With prompting, guidance, and support, identify, locate, and use a variety of authoritative sources with multiple perspectives to answer a question or explore a topic.LIB 3.2.A.6

    2. B

      Generate accurate source citationsLIB 3.2.B

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, identify components of citations for a variety of formats, and use a citation generator to create a bibliographyLIB 3.2.B.6

    3. C

      Avoid plagiarism when gathering, presenting, or publishing informationLIB 3.2.C

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, define intellectual property and plagiarism, and use strategies to avoid presenting another's work/ideas as one's ownLIB 3.2.C.6

    4. D

      Respect the intellectual property of others and copyright law when gathering, presenting, or publishing informationLIB 3.2.D

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, demonstrate an understanding that intellectual property refers to ownership of a creation or idea, that creators have rights to protect their work, and copyright laws exist to protect those rights and define parameters for which the work may be usedLIB 3.2.D.6

  • Standard 3 

    Participate collaboratively, respectfully and productively as a member of a democratic society

    1. A

      Collaborate as members of a social and intellectual communityLIB 3.3.A

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, collaborate within social and intellectual communities, online and face-to-face, and demonstrate an understanding of their similarities and differencesLIB 3.3.A.6

    2. B

      Advocate for intellectual freedom and uphold the rights of othersLIB 3.3.B

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, demonstrate an understanding that the principle of intellectual freedom is a protected right and is governed by policies which uphold the rights of othersLIB 3.3.B.6

    3. C

      Demonstrate responsible citizenship in use of materials and resourcesLIB 3.3.C

      1. 6.

        With guidance and support, develop dispositions of a responsible citizen, and use policies and practices that govern the use of materials and resourcesLIB 3.3.C.6

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 6
Where can I read the official document?
K-14 LEARNING GOALS UPDATED 12/2023