Classroom Environment
Your classroom environment plays a factor on how much emphasis you feel oral language development is needed for literacy growth. Take a look at this chart to see the differences in what nurtures language and what hinders language development
Nurturing- comfy locations to share with classmates
- desks or tables in one zone of the room - large carpeted area that fits all children - additional cozy meeting areas around the room with pillows, clip boards,and books -allowing extra time in your balanced literacy components that allow for students to have conversations and dialogues |
Restricting- only desks and chairs
- desks in rows or clustered in small groups around the room - no carpet area or small area that children are squished or uncomfortable; with no additional areas to meet - rushing through all literacy components like a drill sergeant, if you feel like there is no time your students will feel like there is no time |
Taberski, S. (2011). Oral language and vocabulary: Principles and practices. In Comprehension from the ground up: Simplified, sensible
instruction for the K-3 reading workshop (pp. 181). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
instruction for the K-3 reading workshop (pp. 181). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.