Literacy rich classroom environment
Literacy Rich Classroom: Birth to Age 5/Pre-K or K to Age 8/Grade 3
Clinical Field Experience Verification Form in Topic 8 along with your Benchmark Assignment.For this assignment, use your field experience placement hours. You will submit your
Observe your practicum classroom teacher conducting a language arts lesson based on literature.
Interview your classroom teacher to learn more about components of a literacy rich classroom environment using the following:
How long have you been teaching and in what grade levels?
What do you feel are the most important components of a literacy rich classroom?
What factors did you consider when setting up your classroom for a literacy rich environment?
What challenges have you encountered when working in your current classroom?
How did you build a sensitive and caring classroom culture?
How did you establish daily routines and transitions?
How do you manage your daily routines?
What instructional strategies do you use and why?
How do you differentiate instruction based on the needs of your students?
What resources and technology do you use and why?
How do you use assessment to drive your instruction?
Include two additional interview questions based on your observation.
Write a 750-1,000-word summary and analysis of the following:
Summary of the Lesson Observed
Age group
Teacher’s instructional approach and practices
Students’ responses
Analysis of the Lesson Observed
Effectiveness of the lesson
What would you change?
What components of the classroom foster a literacy rich environment for the age group?
Summary of Teacher Interview Responses
Include all questions and responses
Analysis of Teacher Interview Responses
What did you learn from the responses?
How will what you learned effect your future classroom?
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