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mastering listening skills and participation in
discussions
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reading independently and able to answer questions
about what they are reading
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responsible for their books
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able to read a story and appreciate it's value
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understand many library terms
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logging on to the student computers and taking
Reading Counts tests
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picking books on their reading level or picking
Reading Counts books
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finding the author of their favorite book or books
by their favorite author
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using the card catalog to find books on subjects that
they are interested in
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using the reference section and looking for information
with little assistance
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know what a encyclopedia, atlas, thesaurus,
biography, biographical dictionary, and other reference books are
and be able to use them with assistance
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have knowledge of the Dewey decimal system and be
able to apply it when searching for books
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using library independently and appropriately
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able to use the student computers appropriately for
research needs