Having A Literacy-Rich Environment Is Important

Having A Literacy-Rich Environment Is Important

Teachers in this generation need to pay more attention to the students’ literacy environment. The teacher needs to ensure that the students are in an environment that is conducive for their learning. This should not only be for Literacy teachers but also for teachers in the content area. Teachers tend not to spend time in creating a literacy-rich environment for their students. Teachers often wonder why students may not be enthused to read or take part in any other activities, oblivious of the fact that this reason is as a result of the environment. This goes to show how important the literacy environment is to both the teacher and the students.

Visual Insights on a Literacy–Rich Environment

A Literacy-Rich Environment should be a place, or a surrounding that invites children or perhaps any individual at all to want to indulge in various literacy activities. When students in particular, enter this area they should be immediately fascinated and enthused to take part or be a part of the various literacy activities.

A Literacy-Rich Environment should have creative charts plastered about the walls, books of various genres neatly placed on shelves, labels with words and pictures, student’s work and other literary work. This type of environment is suggested on the basis that it would be one that is conducive for learning. All teachers should strive to have such an environment to encourage students to be vivid readers, writers, and listeners. All the material in this environment should be structured in a manner that will enhance the literacy experiences of reluctant readers.

While students are engaged in their various activities the teacher should walk around ensuring that students understand what they are reading, if it is that they are reading a book. The teacher should assist students in choosing books to read. This allows the teacher to find out if the students are progressing in their reading abilities or if it is that they are facing difficulties. When the teacher oversees the students’ activities she is better able to identify their strengths and weaknesses, and will then be able to execute the necessary strategies to help his/her students.

What Should the Literacy-Rich Environment Sound Like?

This environment should be quiet. If there is noise it should be constructive noise. It should sound like students listening to sing-along, reading, or probably watching a movie. The teacher should at all times monitor the noise level in this environment so as to prevent confusion and distraction.