One of the most important things a teacher can do is to improve in children the
desire to read. In Kindergarten through second grade students are learning to read. From third grade on they are reading to learn. No matter what grade class room you teach in, having literacy based styles in classroom furniture can help increase in students the motivation to read.
Having an place of your area focused exclusively to books isnecessary. You can have some special chairs or pillows. Maybe some bean bags or cushions that make the area cozy. But most importantly, you want to display books in a way that makes them immediately obtainable to the children. As well as convenience, you want an appealing way of presenting the books.
Owning a book display such as mobile library cart or book browser lets students to effectively see the books from which they can pick out. They can take a look over the books based on their covers and easily read the titles. This is particularly important for younger students who still relymainly on the images to tell them if they are engaged in a book. The power ofpreference also adds to kid’s motivation to read.
In addition to classroom book displays, you can also have a unique and appealing bookcase. There arenumerous bookcases available that are formed and created in ways that make them very intriguing to children. For example the Under the Sea Kids Book Case is brightlycolored with seahorses and other under water animals. The Barn Bookshelf by Guidecraft is shaped like a barn and painted in bright red paint.
No matter how you decide to show your reading area, choose preschool furniture that will draw students into the area. Making reading fun and making selecting a book anexperience will help students build a love for reading that will last for years to come.
In addition to developing an place just for books, any classroom would gain from having a classroom rug dedicated to promoting literacy. There are many classroom rugs offered thatdisplay the alphabet in distinctive ways. This is a best way to engage students in reading or spelling games. Students love trying to spell a word by bouncing on letters or rolling a ball to a friend who is sitting on a letter. The opportunities with this kind of a classroom rug are many.
For teachers interested in providing a bilingual literacy in the class room, there are rugs to choose from that teach both English and Spanish or English and French. Carpets such as the Amigos Bilingual Educational Rug teach English and Spanish words with pictures. This is a great way to promote literacy in theclass room and also a wonderful way to help make learning a second language fun.
Whatever you decide to do to encourage literacy within your classroom, think ofcreating your classroom furniture part of the plan. A well set-up classroom with areas just for reading and areas that promote reading no matter what the subject is, are interesting to both kids and parents.
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This post was written by guestauthor on May 30, 2010
