Library Media Specialist (Grades K–12) Subtest 2
Subarea I.1. Information and Technology Literacy Skills
0007
Understand methods and materials for teaching information and technology literacy skills.
- applying knowledge of child development, pedagogical principles, and research-based best practices in the selection of instructional strategies and information resources for students across all age levels within a range of educational programming models
- demonstrating knowledge of information literacy skills that support student achievement and strategies for planning and conducting a sequential, integrated program of instruction in the use of information and technology resources for research and communication
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies and activities for developing students' abilities in locating, gathering, selecting, synthesizing, and evaluating information
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies and activities for encouraging students' critical and creative thinking skills
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for providing reading, viewing, and listening guidance appropriate to students' interests, goals, needs, and abilities
- identifying procedures for creating, selecting, and adapting strategies and resources to support the learning abilities, styles, and needs of a diverse student population across all age levels
- recognizing the role and purpose of cocurricular and extracurricular activities in teaching information and technology literacy skills and the importance of connecting students' schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further educational opportunities
0008
Understand strategies for locating and accessing information for a particular purpose; for evaluating, synthesizing, and communicating information; and for teaching these skills to students.
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for determining information needs
- identifying techniques to use in conducting print-based and electronic searches, in evaluating the progress of a search, and in making adjustments to search strategies in response to search results
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for selecting an appropriate resource for locating specific and useful information in various types of resources, and for applying accepted criteria for evaluating information
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for summarizing, organizing, and synthesizing information and for drawing appropriate conclusions
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for organizing and presenting information in a manner that clearly communicates what has been learned and of considerations in selecting an appropriate format to communicate information
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies and activities for helping students formulate research questions or problems and for developing students' ability to locate, gather, and select information and technology resources
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies and activities for developing students' ability to synthesize and evaluate information and for helping students adopt effective and creative approaches for communicating information
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies and activities for helping students understand and follow legal and ethical guidelines in the use of information and technology resources, including guidelines for preparing a bibliography or other necessary documentation, recognizing and avoiding plagiarism, and encouraging Internet safety
0009
Understand the content and methods for developing students' reading skills to support their information and technology literacy skills.
- demonstrating knowledge of key components and processes involved in reading, including vocabulary knowledge, background knowledge, knowledge of academic discourse, print processing abilities, and the use of cognitive and metacognitive skills and strategies
- demonstrating knowledge of how to plan instruction and select strategies to support all students' content-area reading, including differentiating instruction, identifying and addressing gaps in students' background knowledge, and scaffolding reading tasks for students who experience comprehension difficulties
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for providing explicit instruction to facilitate students' comprehension before, during, and after reading content-area texts and for promoting their use of comprehension strategies
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for providing explicit instruction to promote students' academic language and vocabulary development, including their knowledge of domain-specific vocabulary words
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for providing explicit instruction to develop students' critical literacy skills
- applying knowledge of strategies for assisting students in the selection of reading materials, including literature and other resources, that are appropriate for their reading levels and interests and that promote literacy development
- demonstrating knowledge of strategies for creating and maintaining motivating environments that promote ongoing student engagement and literacy development for all students
- recognizing the importance of displaying positive dispositions towards the act of reading and of maintaining current, research-based knowledge of content-area literacy
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