Creating an Environment for Striving Readers
Student Materials
Professional Materials
Physical Space
Classroom Atmosphere
Time/Structure
Structured literacy instruction programs such as UFLI and Heggerty.
Sound Wall to support phonics intstruction
Diagnostic assessments such as BPST or PAST assessments
Decodable Texts available and clearly labeled
Equipted for reading success by David Kilpatrick
Empower
Classroom agreement including trying your best and helping others
Read alouds that focus on welcoming and including everyone, as well as kids who may struggle with reading
Growth Mindset reminders/SEL lessons to encourage students to make mistakes and take risks
Use classroom routines to promote independence in learning and free up more time for small group instruction/intervention
Lots of images to help reading understanding around the classroom
Learning tools available and easily accessible (line readers, picture dictionaries, anchor charts etc.
learning tools organized and accessible
None decodable texts about many different subjects, ideally ones that appeal to student interests
dedicated whole group and small group phonics time in the weekly language schedule