K.12.C
The Standard
gather information from a variety of sources with adult assistance
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students ask a simple question and use books, pictures, videos, objects, or people to find answers. With adult help, they name or record facts from more than one source.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a class question, a student can use two different sources and tell one relevant fact from each. The student can say where each fact came from.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a guess as a fact or share details unrelated to the question. They may think only books count as sources, or forget which source provided a fact.
How to Assess It
- Show a page about frogs and a 30-second frog video. Ask each student to tell one fact from each and name where it came from.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Set out a nonfiction book, labeled photos, and an object; have pairs collect one fact from each about how seeds grow.
Ask, “Which source taught you something about penguins, and what did you learn?” Record each child’s answer on a class chart.
Play Source Match: students match fact cards to the book, picture, video clip, or classroom guest that provided each fact.
Plan a class snack by checking a recipe, food packages, and the cafeteria worker’s advice for ingredients and allergies.
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Related Standards
- 1.13.D
demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and
- 1.13.A
generate questions for formal and informal inquiry with adult assistance;
- K.12.D
demonstrate understanding of information gathered with adult assistance; and
- 1.13.C
identify and gather relevant sources and information to answer the questions with adult assistance;
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