Does your classroom environment support literacy independence?

by: Jesús López De Nava
Elementary Bilingual Coach

     Last month I attended a TCRWP Administrators' meeting led by Laurie Pessah, in which she shared a fantastic rubric teachers can use to self evaluate, reflect, and take action regarding the current state of their classroom environment through the lens of student literacy independence. The Rubric is divided into the following 12 sections:

1. Classroom Organization
2. Bulletin Boards (inside/outside)
3. Classroom libraries
4. Charts
5. Independence
6. Management/Tone of Classroom and School
7. Schedule/Calendar/Routine Charts
8. Room Set-up: Meeting Area
9. Library
10. Reading bags or Bins
11. Balanced Literacy Components
12. Writing Center

      I'd like to invite you to print this rubric and take a moment of your time to go through each section carefully, making personal notes as you go along. Then, decide what changes you may want to implement in your classroom to support all of your students on their journey towards literacy independence. 

Enjoy!

JL