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Observation Table: Environmental Print in the Classroom

Table 1: Documenting Environmental Print
Examples of Environmental Print Purpose Ideas for further
development
Labeling

1- To recognizing 1- Putting under each

the names of area a small
the things that whiteboard and a
surround them marker to write the
and try to words that they see,
express for to assist them
what they want develop their writing
to do in both skills. In addition, it
languages makes the children
Arabic and proud of their self
English. that they can write
any word they see it.

2- Help the
children to
relate between
the picture and
the words. 2- Putting some of the
living things in the
3- Adding Math area for
illustration example will help
with the both the children to
languages to identify the shapes
encourage their easily in English
learning for
both subjects
Arabic and
English.

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Recognizing the Let everyday a child to talk

names and the pictures about who is this rulers in
of the rulers. front his/her group.

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Recognizing the rules Let the children for

of the classroom and example, every Thursday to
the circle time to be talk about the rules, and to
aware to follow the put know rules if they have
rules and the that assist them to be a good
instruction, also to classroom that they wish.
avoid any troubles.

Reflections on Observation Task 1: Environmental in the Classroom

Read the questions below and choose (1) one to respond to

1. How does environmental print impact students’ language development, and their
reading and writing abilities?

By labeling the things that around them, and by using their knowledge about the letters
and the sound of the letters they try to read the words. By reading the words they can
after that to write them, and that assist their reading and writing abilities.

This girl uses the letters to make the word “hen” that she learned in that day (the lesson
was about the letter “h”.

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2. How do students of different reading levels use environmental print?

3. How does awareness of environmental print impact how students view themselves as
readers?

4. How does a school-home connection (based on environmental print) impact students'

literacy development?