3. Connect
• Connect Common Core
Standards with local, state, and
national standards
• Connect standards with
information literacy skills.
• Study the CCSS literally!
4. Connect
• Connect AASL Cross Walk of the Common
Core Standards
• Use the College & Career Readiness Anchor
Standards as a beginning point.
5. Connect Informational Text
Students must be able to read complex
informational texts in these fields with
independence and confidence because the
vast majority of reading in college and
workforce training programs will be
sophisticated nonfiction.
"English Language Arts Standards -Anchor Standards -College and Career Readiness Anchor
Standards for Reading." Common Core State Standards Initiative. Web. 12 Aug. 2012.
6. Example:
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7. Connect from Mark It Up…..
• Study where the library fits into the CCSS,
• Highlight, mark-up, and explain directly on the
document what standards can be taught in
connection with the school library
• Pass the marked-up standards along to the
subject area teachers!
• When teachers consult the standards, they’ll
know when to come knocking on the school
library door!
8. Matrix for School Librarians
http://bit.ly/WmrzBx http://bit.ly/15cB4I9
9. Curating & Communicating
Informational Text
• Lexile Reading Levels
• Differentiated
• Content based
• Informational
• Nonfiction
• Current Topics
• Formats to include print and electronic
10. Destiny Quest
• Search by Lexile levels
• Search for ebooks by content and Lexile level –
especially books that have simultaneous
access.
• Make Resource Lists
15. MOREnet Resources
• Ebscohost
Log into EBSCOhost on your library’s computer and
choose a database with Lexiles, such as
• Primary Search,
• Middle Search Plus or
• MAS Ultra.
On the Basic Search screen, check Full Text, then
type in a magazine name in the Publication field.
Click Search. EBSCOhost will bring up all of the
articles from that magazine. Each article will have
a different Lexile measure.
18. World Book Encyclopedia
• Lexile levels noted on most articles
• Great way to “front load” information for
units in any curriculum area
• Embedded video and audio clips
• Primary sources
• Vocabulary help and quizzes
• Quick video tutorials for teachers
41. Works Cited
Moreillon, Judy. "School Library Monthly - A Matrix for School
Librarians: Aligning Standards, Inquiry, Reading, and
Instruction." School Library Monthly - A Matrix for
School Librarians: Aligning Standards, Inquiry, Reading, and
Instruction. N.p., Jan. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.schoollibrarymonthly.com/articles/Morei
llon2013-v29n4p29.html>.
Morris, Rebecca. "School Library Monthly Blog: Mark It Up, Pass It
Along, & See Who Comes Knocking." School Library
Monthly Blog. N.p., 6 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013.
<http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/index.php/2013/
02/06/mark-it-up-pass-it-along-see-who-comes-knocking/>.
