Print-Rich Classrooms
This term refers to classrooms that include labels, signs, charts, and books in all learning areas
What is a print-rich classroom?
This classroom center is designed to promote reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
What is the language arts center?
Rotating materials in centers helps maintain this, which enhances learning.
What is engagement or interest?
Name a simple at- home literacy activity for families
What is reading together, interactive read alouds or storytelling/sharing time.
The ability to comprehend and follow verbal instructions, a skill that includes paying attention to others, remembering information, and responding appropriately.
What is Toddler Listening
Labeling shelves, centers, and materials helps children build this essential skill.
What is print awareness?
Providing varied writing tools such as markers, crayons, and paper supports this form of expression.
What is emergent writing?
Planning for centers requires teachers to consider this element so children can use materials independently.
What is developmentally appropriate practice?
Name the benefit of talking to children naturally and clearly, as you would a friend.
What is Stimulating Speaking Abilities
supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
What is Theories
Name a way teachers are able to incorporate purposeful and useful print in the classroom
What is a word wall, labels and posters
The language arts center should include books that reflect children’s cultures to promote this competency.
What is cultural responsiveness?
Name items that should be prepped prior to centers by the teacher
What is making words, word lists, signs, or charts
Name a way to engage families either English Language Learning Students
What is a back to school night/open house with interpreters
The process of actively analyzing and evaluating a speaker's message to determine its accuracy, logic, and credibility.
What is critical listening
Name a way students can feel part of the classroom family and like they have a job upon entering.
What is having an attendance chart that allows children to take off their names from the chart and place them in a basket as they enter the classroom.
What is an example of a material(s) commonly found in a Language Arts Center
What are books, writing tools, puppets, magnetic letters or audio materials?
Centers should include open-ended materials to encourage this type of thinking.
What is creative or divergent thinking?
What is a sure way to inform families of the schools plans for their child and to check in
What is Planned Meetings and Conferences
one who adheres to the theory that the minds of children are blank or unformed and need educational input or direct instruction to develop and "output" knowledge and appropriate behavior.
What is Nurturist
What is a classroom bulletin board or mailbox
This intentional teacher behavior—responding and expanding children’s talk—supports vocabulary and syntax development.
What is scaffolding language?
What is a key reason teachers should monitor centers closely
What is to gather data and check student progress.
Name a way to provide families with book-reading tips and provide resources to families
What is a lending library
The progression of infant production and vocalization ability. They progress from simple reflexive sounds to complex babbling and eventually first words.
What is Stages of Vocalization