Mission Statement

 

It is the goal of Library Media Specialist in Weakley County Tennessee to develop a library program that supports the needs of students, faculty, and staff in each individual school in our county.

 

In each school the LMS will support the curriculum and enhance learning by purchasing and supporting materials that enrich classroom teaching and challenges students to develop as readers.

 

Skills that are taught in the library will relate to the content area curriculum and support classroom instruction.

 

The library media program will strengthen the teaching/learning process so that learners can develop the skills required to locate, analyze, evaluate, interpret, and communicate information and ideas.

 

Library Benchmarks for Weakley County School District

·       K-2

§       Basic Book Care

§       Develop Oral Language

§       Develop Listening Skills

§       Develop Knowledge Of Concepts Of Print (Identify front cover and back cover of book)

§       Develop And Extend Reading Vocabulary

§       Develop And Use Pre-Reading Strategies

§       Use Active Comprehension Strategies

§       Introduce Informational Skills To Facilitate Learning

§       Begin To Experience Various Library And Media Genre

·       3-5

§       Develop Knowledge Of Concept Print

§       Read To Develop Fluency, Expression, Accuracy, And Confidence

§       Use Active Comprehension Strategies To Derive Meaning While Reading And To Check For Understanding After Reading

§       Develop Skills To Facilitate Reading To Learn In A Variety Of Content Areas

§       Experience Various Literary And Media Genres

§       Develop And Sustain A Motivation For Reading

·       6-8

§       Continue To Develop Oral Language And Listening Skills

§       Develop An Understanding Of Concepts Of Print

§       Read To Develop Fluency, Expression, Accuracy, And Confidence

§       Expand Reading Vocabulary

§       Refine Study Skills And Develop Methods Of Research To Enhance Learning

§       Read Independently For A Variety Of Purposes

§       Locate Information Using Available Text Features

 

 

 

**These benchmarks are from the English/Language Arts Curriculum Standards that are approved by the Tennessee State Board of Education.**