Print Rich Classrooms
A study by Gerde et al. found a correlation between a child's writing ability and this.
What is a print rich classroom
_____ has 3 functions:
1. provides looking & listening activities
2. is an area for hands-on learning and communication development
3. provides a place to store materials
What is a language arts center?
Headsets and taped stories are a good addition to a
What is reading center?
______ _______ grows from family feelings of being respected, accepted and valued for their individual and cultural diversity.
What is Developing Trust?
Ensures elements of the classroom, curriculum and experience is age appropriate, individually appropriate and culturally appropriate.
What is Developmentally Appropriate Practice?
Teachers should consider adding these to materials, centers and activities in the classroom. As children are not yet reading, a picture should also be included.
What is a label?
_____ spaces can be maximized by adding a loft
What is small?
This center should use 10% of the classroom and fit 5-6 children.
What is a literacy center?
Family questionnaires, surveys and checklists are a form of
What is obtaining family input?
_________ ________ refers to listening activities geared for toddler-aged children to strengthen their listening skills and encourage exploration of sounds.
_________ allows children to take off their names and place them in a basket as they enter the classroom.
What is an attendance chart?
The language arts area is generally a ______ place that is away from active play.
What is quiet?
A teacher should consider keeping folders for children to place samples of their writing in the
What is Writing Center?
Talking frequently, giving objects names and specifically describing the things you do is a way parents can stimulate
What is speaking abilities?
Theory of development refers back to the idea of a child being born as a blank slate (tabula rasa). Cognitive and language development depends predominantly on what a child is directly taught.
What is nurturist?
Books, artwork, a range of household items and culturally inclusive clothing are ways to showcase and promote
What is diversity?
Furnishings and items in the language arts area are: general use materials, writing and prewriting materials, reading and prereading materials, speech materials and ________.
What is audiovisual equipment?
Slowly but steadily ________ _______ are becoming standard in three and four year old classrooms, and can offer problem-solving, creative experiences and literacy opportunities.
What is Computer Centers?
Providing literature and a language-rich setting in the home is an example of how parents can build
This form of listening is done for enjoyment, and it works to establish a mood, adds emotion or a layer of dimension to other experiences.
What is appreciative listening?
The library center in a classroom should feature appropriate books, child sized furniture and possibly incorporate ________ surfaces and furniture
What is soft?
This is a collection of drawings and photographs made available to children in classroom language centers for writing captions, storytelling, categorizing, labeling.
Teachers should consider _______ for classrooms that do not feature violence, provide positive verbal & visual cues and responses, are child-paced, allow for practicing or moving on and support working alone or with others.
What is Software?
"Caps for Sale" is an example of a _________ book, as it features repetition of story elements.
What is predictable?
in childhood development, this refers to a child reaching or achieving an observable behavior, ability or point of growth.
What is a milestone?