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Developing a Literacy Friendly Environment

Key Elements

Elements of Literacy Friendly Environment

• Learning Environment

• Literacy Materials

• Literacy Activities

• Cross-Curriculum

• Partnerships

A Balanced Approach

• Active learning

• Absence of conflict

• Allow students time to think

• Allow students the opportunity to be mobile

• Appreciate individuality

• Authentic & explicit teaching

• Effective routine

• Empower student learning

• Encourage real-world problem solving

• Encourage open discussion

• Focus on student solutions & interpretations

• Interactive teaching & learning methods



• Keep it fun

• Make the connection between reading & writing

• Reward & value creative efforts & attributes

• Student-centered academic environment

• Systems & procedures

• Variety of research-based instructional strategies & materials

Learning EnvironmentExplore, invent, discover, play

Environments

• Psychological Atmosphere

• Social Environment

• Physical Environment

• Administrative Environment



Reading Routine• Complete a picture walk before reading

• Find all the parts of the text

• Ask questions: before, during, after

• Set aside independent reading everyday

• Label pictures

• Draw pictures

• Read different forms of print everyday

• Count the paragraphs

• Track Print

• End of day message

Physical Environment

• Meeting Area

• Small group

• Classroom Rug

• Centres

• Individual Quiet Area

• Plants

• Colour

• Attractive Wall Space

• Content Posters

• Anchor Charts

• Word Wall

• Variety of Materials

• Easily Accessible and Visible

• Workable Floorplan

• Desk Arrangement

Areas

• Dramatic Play

• Creative Play

• Sensory Learning

• Construction Area

• Individual/Quite Spot

• Literacy Centre

• Writing Centre

• Multi-media Centre



Possible Themes for Areas

• House

• Promoting Literacy: Phone directory, phone, recipe books, calendar, newspapers…

• Café/Restaurant

• Promoting Literacy: Open/Closed sign, hours of operation, menus, notepad for taking orders, no smoking sign, table mats, logos, recipe books, weighing scales, ‘Today’s Special’ board, reservation pad, receipt paper…

• Stores (Grocery type)

• Promoting Literacy: Signs, labels, price tags, tins, packets, till, play money, old credit cards, calculator, bags, adverts, ribbon, picture books, leaflets, pots, plastic fruit/vegetables, old shampoo, bubble bath, conditioner bottles, toothpaste boxes, play medical supplies…

• Tourist Information Office

• Promoting Literacy: atlas, maps, brochures (hotel, local attractions, local businesses, adverts)…

• Opticians

• Promoting Literacy: eye test charts, old glasses (without frames), sunglasses, mirrors, contact lens boxes…

• Post Office

• Promoting Literacy: letters, postcards, parcels, labels, post box, information leaflets, sorting boxes, pricing guide, post office forms, measuring tape…

• Campsite

• Promoting Literacy: rules and regulations, books, fees, flash light, information leaflets, instructions for setting up tent, camping safety guides…

• Aquarium

• Promoting Literacy: photos of fish, fish information books, homemade fish tanks, labels to classify fish, magnifying glass, entry prices, little fish nets, empty fish food bottles…

• Museum

• Promoting Literacy: old objects with labels, entry tickets, donation box…

• Witches/Wizards Cave

• Promoting Literacy: cauldron, hats, clocks, spell books, labelled pots of pretend ingredients, books about witches…



• Santa’s Workshop

• Vet

• Shops

• Book

• Clothing

• Bakery

• Music

• Real Estate Agency

• Theatre

• Puppet Shows

• Science Lab

• Weather Station

• Bank

• Garage

• Spaceship

• Igloo

Try to avoid

• Health Care

• Doctors’ Offices

• Hospitals

• Dentist

• Police Station

• Hairdresser

Writing Center

• Detailed directions for variety of writing assignments

• Sample pages

• Anchoring charts

• Writing tools

• Word Bank

• Grammar

• Spelling rules



Literacy MaterialsEasily Accessible

Literacy Center

• Print-related Materials

• calendars, menus, job charts, daily schedules, labels, signs

• Reading Materials

• books, magazines, photo albums, flyers, mail, recipes, coupons, highlighters

• Writing Materials

• pencils, markers, crayons, erasers, sponge shapes, letter stamps, paper, easels, graphic organizers, writing promos

• Electronics

• CD player,, headphones, audio books, computer, electronic readers

• Props

• alphabet toys, flannel boards, magnetic board and letters, modeling clay, clipboard, anchor charts, visual inspiration, play dough



Reading Baskets – Classroom Library

• Informational Texts

• Literature Texts

• Chapter Books

• Picture Books

• Poetry

• Magazines

• Articles

• Reader Response Journal

• Post Its

• Literacy Tools

Lists, lists, and more lists

• Grammar rules

• Sentence starters

• Writing strategies

• Vocabulary

• Descriptive words

• Synonyms & antonyms

• Transition words

• Wow words



Literacy ActivitiesModel – Guide – Practice

Build Self-efficacy

• Model

• Share

• Guide

• Scaffolding

• Independent

Letters and Sounds – Phonemic Awareness & Phonics

• Stamp Words

• Use Fingers

• Magnetic Letter

• Clapping syllables

• Rhyme generation

• Phonics Washing Line

• Alphabet strips

• Word family card game

• Recorded reading

• Games

• Digital

• Card

• Board



Build Vocabulary – Fluency

• Word of The Day

• Board Game

• Digital Programs

• Playing Detective

• Make your own Dictionary

• Popsicle Stick Words

• Word Swat

• Word Bingo

• Beach Ball Words

• Word Link

• Find the Word

• Read the Word

• Write the Word

• Tic-Tac Word

• Muddled Words

• Words in Words

Comprehension

• Book of the week

• Describe It

• Comic Strips

• Journals/Diaries

• Guess the word

• Letters, tweets, texts

• Create an online profile for a fictional character

• Storytelling

• Fairy tale links

• Picture Flashcards

• Around the School

• Show and Tell

Don’t know a word

• Sound it out.

• Does the word make sense?

• Did you look at pictures for clues?

• Are there little words inside the big words?

• Skip it, read the rest of the sentence and hop back.

• Try the short vowels and if it sound wrong try the long vowels.



Literacy Activities• Daily reading & writing

• Multi-dimensional writing

• Composition templates

• Editing worksheets

• Interactive edits

• Worksheets

• Brainstorming

• Mind mapping

• Graphic organizers

• Idea web, Venn diagram, Timeline…

• Invite author to speak

• Role-play

• After school debate, writing, speaking clubs

• Author’s chair

• Literacy Circles

• Reading aloud

• Reader’s theater

• Choral reading

• Poetry Share

Interactive writer’s notebook

• Graphic organizer

• Rough Drafts

• Revising and Editing

• Evaluation checklist

• Extra Help

• Spelling difficulties

• Illegible printing

• Misuse of punctuation



Cross-Curriculum

• Art

• Wax museums, drawing/painting, art analysis

• Drama

• Dress up, puppet shows, plays, role-play

• Math

• Word problems, number ordering, graphic organizers

• Social Studies

• Comparisons, mapping

• Science

• Working with ingredients

Partnerships



• Take home reading, word wall words

• Parent feedback

• Community camps & programs

• School District

• Sister school

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