Maine Reading First Course

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Maine Reading First Course

• Session 6
• Design of Classroom Environments that Support
  Literacy Instruction

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Key Learning Goals Session 6Design of
Classroom Environments that Support Literacy
Instruction

• Examine the physical organization of classrooms
  to support literacy instruction.
• Understand criteria for selecting materials that
  support comprehensive literacy instruction.
• Understand the design of comprehensive classroom
  libraries that include a wide variety of text
  types and reading levels.
• Learn principles for selecting high quality
  childrens literature for read-aloud and wide
  reading that expands students vocabulary and
  background knowledge.
• Learn principles for matching children with
  appropriate texts to support ample reading
  practice.

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Classroom Literacy Environment

• Think-Ink-Pair-Share
• What factors should be considered in designing a
  classroom environment that supports literacy
  learning?

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Classroom Literacy Environment

• Factors to consider
• Size of furniture
• Arrangement of literacy centers (i.e. writing,
  word study, classroom library)
• Organization of materials within centers
• Accessibility of materials within centers

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Considerations for Centers

• Centers or stations should be opportunities for
  students to practice previously learned
  skills/strategies independently.
• Routines for working in centers and moving
  between centers need to be practiced repeatedly
  before student are expected to follow them
  independently.
• Model, model, model! Students need to see what
  it is you expect and understand why.
• Introduce one or two centers at a time and be
  sure students can do them before adding on
  additional centers.
• Many ideas for centers and for managing centers
  can be found at www.fcrr.org.

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Classroom Library Design

• Think-Ink-Pair-Share
• What kind of reading materials should be included
  in a classroom library?

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Classroom Library Considerations

• Variety of reading materials representing fiction
  and nonfiction genres
• Attention to student interests
• Organization of library materials
• Accessibility of library materials
• Display of books
• Care of books

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Evaluating Fictional Literature

• Content and language
• Illustrations
• Format
• Comparison with other texts

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Evaluating Nonfiction Literature

• Format and visual features
• Authors credentials and accuracy
• Nonfiction writing style and language
• Writing content and organization

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Examining Childrens Literature

• Using the guides for examining fiction and
  nonfiction literature, try reviewing a piece of
  fiction and nonfiction literature. Share your
  findings with a partner.

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