Library Skills and TEKS Correlations

Sandi Rainwater

Angelo State University

In this era of accountability in education every field and program must be an active participant in addressing the TEKS in their teaching. In the Abilene ISD the library is very much united in this effort. Gone are the days of only checking books in and out to students. Today a well-developed library program will include a large portion of time spent collaborating with teachers and incorporating specific TEKS from each grade level into the skills and lessons taught in the library.

We are fortunate to have school districts, such as Fort Bend ISD and Spring Branch ISD, who have correlated the TEKS with skills taught in the library, and willingly share their task. Regardless of where we meet the students whether it be in music, physical education, or the library we must all make a contribution to their educational success.

The following websites are excellent sources for library media specialists to use as they correlate the TEKS taught in the library to prepare students for TAKS test mastery.

www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/library/teks.htm

TEKS objectives are integrated into the library program, along with collaborative lessons between the library and classroom. Three strands are provided which include reading, writing and math. (Grades K-5)

http://it.springbranchisd.com/sbisd_library/librarians/leadership_collaboration_technology/TAKS/teks_taks_correlation_texas.htm

Here you will find correlations for all grades, along with occasional lessons that have been developed by teachers in the spring Branch District. This site credits 9 other school districts that contributed to the TAKS correlations. (Grades K-12)

http://www.mesquiteisd.org/misdweb/k-6info

Provides TEKS, TAAS and Technology Information Literacy units. The units are designed for classroom use, but each provides literature to complement the lesson. The units are for social studies and science in grades K-6.

http://www.roundrockisd.org/mediacenter/lessons/TEKS_covered_by_author_visit.doc

This site provides lessons and TEKS to use when a visiting author comes to a school. It includes lessons for grades 2 through 5. (If an access box appears, close it and proceed.)

http://www.roundrockisd.org/mediacenter/lessons/TEKS_covered_by_storyteller_presentation.doc

Here you will find one lesson to use with a storyteller presentation. It could be adapted to other levels.

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