Education Week – Julie Rasicot
“Back when my kids were in preschool, I used to get a slight headache whenever I visited their classrooms because of the kaleidoscope of stuff that decorated the walls. From the letters of the alphabet to the poster of numbers and other colorful artwork, there was always something to look at and think about. Those are some of the components that can make an early-learning classroom a literacy-rich environment, says John Funk, an early childhood expert who writes about the importance of creating such an environment on the Earlychildhood NEWS website.” (more)