Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms
Pamela Farris,
Northern Illinois University Carol Fuhler,
Iowa State University Maria Walther
Organizing the Classroom Environment
Portfolio Activities
Activity 4.1: Thursday Folder
Create the letter that you will include in the Thursday folder when you send it home for the first time. Be sure the explanations and expectations are clear!
Activity 4.2: Parent Evening
Design a plan for a parent evening. Focus on ways that parents can encourage their child's literacy development through an everyday activity such as those described on page 173.