Adrienne's+Practicum+3

media type="youtube" key="-5bFx6DfHpk?rel=0" height="198" width="263" My pre-k classroom literacy enviroment scale is going great I have just completed it and had the literacy interveiw with the lead teacher of the classroom. She shared that literacy is easily incoorperated into her classroom enviroment by simply following the curriuculum that they use for the program which is the Creative Curriculum. Creative curriculum allows children use literacy daily by adding themes into the learning centers, sharing books in large and small groups, using finger palys and flannel boards, magnetic boards, computers and smart boards. The enviroment is a print rich enviroment meaning all materials and furniture is labeld with a word and a photo for support. They also have a writing center for independent usage along with individulal journals for the student. It is really fantastic the way literacy and language comes alive in the classroom!

In my classroom enviroment I would use many of the same approaches because children are not even aware that they are enhancing on their language and literacy through experiences which in my opinion is one of the greatest way to teach young children. I really enjoy the circle time in the class and she has this huge interactive calander that adds a nice touch of language and literacy development just in that learning part of the day children of pre-k really look forward and learning new vocabulary!

Take a look at the video clip it reminds me alot of what takes place in the pre-k classroom I am doing my practiucum. This caption above is a photo of the Pre-K classroom at the Hosanna House Child development Center Children heard a morning story in circletime and then had a chance to create there own ending and use language development to share with the class!