Print-Rich Classrooms
The Language Arts Center
Planning for Centers
Family Home Connections
Vocabulary
100

This term refers to classrooms that include labels, signs, charts, and books in all learning areas

What is a print-rich classroom?

100

This classroom center is designed to promote reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

What is the language arts center?

100

Rotating materials in centers helps maintain this, which enhances learning.

What is engagement or interest?

100

Name a simple at- home literacy activity for families 

What is reading together, interactive read alouds or storytelling/sharing time. 

100

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

200

Labeling shelves, centers, and materials helps children build this essential skill.

What is print awareness?

200

Providing varied writing tools such as markers, crayons, and paper supports this form of expression.

What is emergent writing?

200

Planning for centers requires teachers to consider this element so children can use materials independently.

What is developmentally appropriate practice?

200

Name the benefit of talking to children naturally and clearly, as you would a friend. 

What is Stimulating Speaking Abilities  

200

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 

300

Name a way teachers are able to incorporate purposeful and useful print in the classroom 

What is a word wall, labels and posters 

300

The language arts center should include books that reflect children’s cultures to promote this competency.

What is cultural responsiveness?

300

Name items that should be prepped prior to centers by the teacher

What is making words, word lists, signs, or charts

300

Name a way to engage families either English Language Learning Students 

What is a back to school night/open house with interpreters

300

The process of actively analyzing and evaluating a speaker's message to determine its accuracy, logic, and credibility.

What is critical listening 

400

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.

400

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?

400

Centers should include open-ended materials to encourage this type of thinking.


What is creative or divergent thinking?

400

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 

400

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 

500
Name a beneficial way for students to receive print based motivation 

What is a classroom bulletin board or mailbox

500

This intentional teacher behavior—responding and expanding children’s talk—supports vocabulary and syntax development.

What is scaffolding language?

500

What is a key reason teachers should monitor centers closely 

What is to gather data and check student progress. 

500

Name a way to provide families with book-reading tips and provide resources to families 

What is a lending library 

500

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