RCI-22757 · Information Literacy

Information Literacy — Early Years Confident Creative Challenge · Club / Workshop

Recognise information needs and locate, evaluate and use information effectively. This version is designed for ages 4–6 at confident level through social, activity-rich workshop learning.

Early YearsConfidentClub / WorkshopCreative Challenge5 learning hours
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outcomescourse journeyprogression

What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure information needs with purposeful independent application.
  • Develop increasingly independent search with purposeful independent application.
  • Develop applied evaluation with purposeful independent application.
  • Develop confident ethical use with purposeful independent application.
  • Apply Information Literacy skills through playful creation appropriate to ages 4–6.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Define the NeedFocus: information needs

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 2 · Locate InformationFocus: search

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 3 · Evaluate QualityFocus: evaluation

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

Unit 4 · Use It ResponsiblyFocus: ethical use

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop information needs, search, evaluation, ethical use at Confident level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Information Literacy, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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