The Oklahoma Academic Standards
establish the following grade-level expectations for
Accessing Information
Pre-K
There are no Pre-K standards for Literary Works.
Kindergarten
1.Begin to identify the appropriate source needed to gather information
(e.g., fiction book, nonfiction book, newspaper, map, resource person).
(e.g., fiction book, nonfiction book, newspaper, map, resource person).
First Grade
1. Select the best source for a given purpose.
2. Alphabetize words to the first letter.
3. Read and follow simple written directions.
4. Recognize author, illustrator, title page, and table of contents (when applicable) as identifying
items of information about a book.
5. Access information from simple charts, maps, graphs, and calendars.
2. Alphabetize words to the first letter.
3. Read and follow simple written directions.
4. Recognize author, illustrator, title page, and table of contents (when applicable) as identifying
items of information about a book.
5. Access information from simple charts, maps, graphs, and calendars.
Second Grade
1. Select the best source for a given purpose.
2. Identify the purposes of various reference materials such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an
atlas.
3. Alphabetize to the second letter.
4. Use guide words to locate words in dictionaries and topics in encyclopedias.
5. Use title page, table of contents, glossary, and index to locate information.
6. Use and interpret charts, maps, graphs, schedules, and directions.
2. Identify the purposes of various reference materials such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, and an
atlas.
3. Alphabetize to the second letter.
4. Use guide words to locate words in dictionaries and topics in encyclopedias.
5. Use title page, table of contents, glossary, and index to locate information.
6. Use and interpret charts, maps, graphs, schedules, and directions.
Third Grade
1. The student will select the best source for a given purpose.
2. Alphabetize to the third letter.
3. Use guide words to locate words in dictionaries and topics in encyclopedias.
4. Access information from charts, maps, graph, schedules, directions, and diagrams.
5. Use the title page, table of contents, glossary, chapter headings, and index to
locate information.
6. Use text formats as an aid in constructing meaning from nonfiction (expository) text
(e.g., heading, subheading, bold print, and italics).
2. Alphabetize to the third letter.
3. Use guide words to locate words in dictionaries and topics in encyclopedias.
4. Access information from charts, maps, graph, schedules, directions, and diagrams.
5. Use the title page, table of contents, glossary, chapter headings, and index to
locate information.
6. Use text formats as an aid in constructing meaning from nonfiction (expository) text
(e.g., heading, subheading, bold print, and italics).
Fourth Grade
1. Select the best source for a given purpose.
2. Understand the organization of and access information from a variety of sources including
dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes.
3. Identify key words to be used in searching for resources and information.
4. Cite information sources appropriately.
5. Use text formats and organization as an aid in constructing meaning from nonfiction
(expository) text (e.g., heading, subheading, bold print, and italics).
6. Locate information in reference texts by using organizational features, such as prefaces and
appendixes.
7. Continue to use test-taking strategies by answering different levels of questions, such as
open-ended, literal, and interpretive, as well as multiple choice, true/false, and short answer,
2. Understand the organization of and access information from a variety of sources including
dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes.
3. Identify key words to be used in searching for resources and information.
4. Cite information sources appropriately.
5. Use text formats and organization as an aid in constructing meaning from nonfiction
(expository) text (e.g., heading, subheading, bold print, and italics).
6. Locate information in reference texts by using organizational features, such as prefaces and
appendixes.
7. Continue to use test-taking strategies by answering different levels of questions, such as
open-ended, literal, and interpretive, as well as multiple choice, true/false, and short answer,
Fifth Grade
1. Accessing Information - Select the best source for a given purpose.
2. Determine and use appropriate sources for accessing information including, dictionaries,
thesaurus, library catalogs and databases, magazines, newspapers, technology/Internet,
encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes.
3. Identify and credit the sources used to gain information.
4. Use text features to access information (e.g., format, italics, heading, subheadings, graphics,
sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts, and maps).
5. Use reference features of printed text, such as citations, endnotes, and bibliographies to locate
relevant information about a topic.
6. Use the features of informational texts, such as formats, graphics, diagrams, illustrations,
charts, maps, and organization, to find information and support understanding.
Example: Locate specific information in a social studies textbook by using its organization, sections on
different world regions, and textual features, such as headers, maps, and charts.
7. Recognize and apply test-taking strategies by answering different levels of questions, such as
literal, as well as multiple choice, true/false, short answer, inferential, evaluative, or
open-ended.
2. Determine and use appropriate sources for accessing information including, dictionaries,
thesaurus, library catalogs and databases, magazines, newspapers, technology/Internet,
encyclopedias, atlases, almanacs, tables of contents, glossaries, and indexes.
3. Identify and credit the sources used to gain information.
4. Use text features to access information (e.g., format, italics, heading, subheadings, graphics,
sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts, and maps).
5. Use reference features of printed text, such as citations, endnotes, and bibliographies to locate
relevant information about a topic.
6. Use the features of informational texts, such as formats, graphics, diagrams, illustrations,
charts, maps, and organization, to find information and support understanding.
Example: Locate specific information in a social studies textbook by using its organization, sections on
different world regions, and textual features, such as headers, maps, and charts.
7. Recognize and apply test-taking strategies by answering different levels of questions, such as
literal, as well as multiple choice, true/false, short answer, inferential, evaluative, or
open-ended.
Sixth Grade
1.The student will select the best source for a given purpose.
2. Use library catalogs and computer databases to locate sources for research topics.
3. Access information from a variety of primary and secondary sources to gather information
for research topics
4. Use organizational strategies as an aid to comprehend increasingly difficult content material.
5. Note instances of persuasion, propaganda, faulty reasoning, or misleading information in text.
6. Use reference features of printed text, such as citations, endnotes, and bibliographies, to locate
relevant information about a topic.
2. Use library catalogs and computer databases to locate sources for research topics.
3. Access information from a variety of primary and secondary sources to gather information
for research topics
4. Use organizational strategies as an aid to comprehend increasingly difficult content material.
5. Note instances of persuasion, propaganda, faulty reasoning, or misleading information in text.
6. Use reference features of printed text, such as citations, endnotes, and bibliographies, to locate
relevant information about a topic.
Asterisks (*) have been used to identify 3rd- 6th grade standards and objectives that are assessed
at the district level. All other skills may be assessed by the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests.
at the district level. All other skills may be assessed by the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests.
