Creating a Literacy-Rich Classroom Environment

For this week’s assignment, you will design a literacy-rich classroom environment. If money were no object, and you could do anything you want, how would you foster a literacy-rich classroom? Guiding questions for this assignment include the following:

What would you include in your classroom?

How would you arrange or organize your classroom?

What can you do to share your ideas for creating a literacy-rich classroom with other teachers?

How would you encourage other teachers to get started creating a literacy-rich classroom?

Your response should be in the form of a 500-600 word essay, you have the option to include hand-drawn or computer generated images to support your thoughts.