Task 3: Literacy Strategies

1- Describe the classroom environment. (Photo)

Consider how the class is a print rich environment. What print can you see around the room? (Labels, caption
mention insert pictures and state the purpose of each one.
In the classroom I can see children’s work on the wall and all around the class. There is a big window on two sides of the
from the corridor, and the other side children can see the outside activities and the playing area where the sun side. I ca

1- The timetable
2- The class gallery
3- Shapes and colors
4- Golden rules (when communicating)
5- Students work
6- Classroom rules (behaviors)
7- Registration board

2- Describe the reading area in your classroom. What genres of books are there and how are they displayed?

This is the reading area in the classroom where student can pick a book and read it, the
some comfortable pillows and couches.

3- Describe a phonics lesson you observed. How does the teacher teach word attack skills to children? Ment
 - read write ink (curriculum)
-bouncy or stretchy sound.

-air writing: teacher writes the sound on the air with her finger and children should do the same thing.

-teacher say child say (repetitive)

4- Consider different reading approaches have you observed? (Guided reading, Shared Reading, Sustained Sil
Choose 2 and describe how the teacher implements these approaches in the class in detail. (Photos, and refer
Consider seating arrangement, participation, comprehension, reading strategies in your discussion.

Guided reading: read a big book for the whole class and take small groups for reading the same book.

Shared reading: is reading a book then let children do some activities related to the book.

5- Describe some types of writing activities or the method the teacher uses for writing – e.g. emergent writin
- Mark making in shaving cream using fingers
- Paint brush (writing the sound on a paper) Ex: M, A, S, D
- Teacher writes the sounds on the wall with crayons and students repeat writing on them with brush and w