Literacy Rich Classroom Decor by

Sign language alphabet

MarianSharp — 2025-09-09 04:50:56 UTC

The use of a sign language alphabet chart is to get students used to seeing other visuals that represent letters. It displays the regular alphabet for students to see, but also the corresponding sign so that students can also learn a little bit of sign language.

Classroom Labels

MarianSharp — 2025-09-09 04:56:17 UTC

Including labels all around the classroom is helpful towards literacy development because the students will begin to recognize familiar words and know that they are attached to certain items in the room. The more opportunities that students have to read, the more they will grow.

Technology

MarianSharp — 2025-09-09 04:58:30 UTC

Splashlearn is a great resource for students because it includes fun learning games for reading, writing, and math. This provides an alternative learning strategy that may help students with different learning styles.

"We can do hard things"

MarianSharp — 2025-09-09 05:00:38 UTC

One of my favorite phrases to use with students is, "we can do hard things" because no matter how hard a task may be, they are capable of completing it to the best of their ability. I want to include sayings and affirmations like this to increase students confidence in their own skills.

Word Wall

MarianSharp — 2025-09-09 05:04:34 UTC

The use of a word wall will give students a reference for simple words that they are learning so that they can spell them in their writing and have a familiar visual every day. I would include sight words of all levels and words that student struggle with.

MarianSharp — 2025-09-09 05:07:31 UTC

After a read aloud, using an anchor chart to discuss details with the whole class creates discussion and visuals that may aid in comprehension of what was just read. We can include characters, beginning, middle, end, what the title was, or what predictions we have about what will happen.

Classroom Library

MarianSharp — 2025-09-10 01:08:42 UTC

Having a classroom library is what will help to create a literacy rich environment by giving easy access to books of their level and higher to all students in the classroom. It would be great to use this in times when students have finished their work or early in the morning before class starts.

Name writing example

MarianSharp — 2025-09-10 01:11:25 UTC

Adding an example of what a student's name looks like on lined paper can be very useful to developing writing skills by having a visual of what letters should look like on a piece of paper when writing. It will also help students learn to write and spell their own name.

MarianSharp — 2025-09-10 01:13:36 UTC

Having shelves that are color coded for each subject would be very beneficial to the organization of the classroom. It can include labels for all materials, books, writing materials, math manipulative, paper, and anything else that students may need to be independent and succeed on their own.

Letter Land

MarianSharp — 2025-09-10 01:15:42 UTC

Letter Land is a great resource to teach students the alphabet and the sounds that each letter makes. Each letter is associated with a character shown in images, videos, and games online which gives students many different outlets for learning.