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Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms
Pamela Farris, Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler, Iowa State University
Maria Walther

Emergent Literacy: Beginning Reading and Writing

Portfolio Activities

Activity 6.1: Classroom Floor Plan

Sketch out your ideal floor plan for your first grade classroom. Include everything that comprises the physical environment of the room. Code the items included and on a separate sheet of paper provide details and explanations about the items.

Activity 6.2: Narrative Description

Take time to observe an exemplary primary grade teacher as he/she teaches reading and writing to emergent readers and writers. In narrative fashion, relate everything that occurs in the classroom, for example, teacher-student interactions, materials used, descriptions of the classroom layout, and how the lessons taught relate to what you are learning in your methods courses.