The Physical Literacy Environment
While I was in grade school my literacy environment was not any different than any regular classroom. How did this make me feel while I was reading? I wasnt totally relaxed or impressed by the effort to make the student comfortable enough to read. Though I had a few teachers that would set a day apart for us to have a reading day where this day would be a relaxed reading day with our blankets and pillows. Apart from special days like this there were never a time that I went to school and felt comfortable enough to read in a desk. In fact I remember many times that I would say to myself 'yeah i am just going to wait till I get home to try to read this book.' Then I got home and didnt always read, but the reason I wanted to wait was because I knew I could get comfortable at home. I think most teachers are going to be challenged in the area of finding room in their room to create a reading space. I also think teachers are going to be hesitant to put...