Literacy Rich Classroom

Although this video is for pre-k, I thought it was a wonderful example of a literacy rich classroom. It gives us a tour of the room and shows all the great things this teacher is doing for their students to enrich their literacy experience. The room seems to be quite organized and during the video, they show the dramatic play area, which is specifically used to mimic a doctors office. This classroom/video contains many of the elements that we've learned are important in a literacy rich classroom and I think that this video is a great tool to provide inspiration for building your own classrooms literacy centers. As Marie mentioned in her blog post, "Simply providing students will literacy rich daily activities is not enough. Providing a literacy rich environment that supports literacy activates and materials is even more beneficial in the since that the physical environment models literacy 24/7. Students will, with out feeling pressured, find themselves practicing literacy without realizing it." She emphasizes how important it is for students to have this literacy rich environment in order to succeed. Modeling your classroom, or taking reference for your classroom from this video is a step in the right direction.