Classroom Literacy Profile

1.Classroom layout: I am in a self contained special education classroom, with

10 students. They range from 3rd grade to 5th grade. The classroom set up is
very open and has different stations for different learning groups. Most of the
lessons are divided into stations with groups of 2 students per teacher/IA.

2. Quiet Corner: This corner is a

space where the students can ask
permission to go to during the day.
The kids have guidelines to follow on
the board behind the bean bag chair
about how to gather themselves. When
the students ask to go to the corner,
they need to use their manners and
practice their social skills whether
that is verbal or using pictures.
 3.Picutre wall: This wall in the
classroom is a collage of students and the
people most important to them. My
mentor teacher explained to me that most
of the kids will go to the wall and point to
their special person to remind others how
much them mean to them.

4. Station 1: This is a desk where

the lessons take place. The students
get to use the different chairs as a
reward for working hard and quietly.
The big black chair is for the
students who stay on task through
out the whole lesson and the wobble
chairs are for the students who can
focus but need some kind of
movement.
 5. The Classroom Jobs: There are 10 classroom
jobs to help the students with responsibility and
holding themselves and their classmates accountable.
1. Chairs (make sure all chairs are pushed in)
2. Line leader (front of the line)
3. Lights (Turns the lights off when they leave)
4. Door (Opens the door for a knock when told to)
5. Greater (welcomes guests)
6. Messenger (Does runs to the office)
7. Papers (Passes out papers)
8. Substitute (If someone is gone they fill in their job)
9. Pet (Feeds the class fish)
10. Week off (No job this week)

6. Station 2: This station is where another lesson

is taught in groups of 2-3 students per teacher.
The kids get the privilege of using the wobble
chairs if they behave themselves and do not speak
out with out raising their hand or being called on.
On the white-board behind this desk section, there
is the Arizona State Standard for the specific
lesson.
 7. Teacher Desk: This is the classroom door
and the teachers desk. There is a projector and a
board where the students can sit on the carpet to
read the projected note. Behind the teachers desk
is something the students are very proud of, their
birthdays. They love telling me their birthdays over
and over again and they like to know everyone
else’s birthday! The teacher has the pink filing
cabinet beside her desk, for prizes. Students
receive point through blue paper or Do-Jo points.

8. Students Desks: The students have tables with all

their materials provided for them. They are responsible for
putting all the utensils back in the bin when they are done
using them. They have themselves and another student to
work with at their table. The students bring the hair they
believe they will work best with to their spot. If the chair
they chose isn’t appropriate for their current behavior then
they loose the privilege for the day. They can earn it back
but this is a way to manage classroom behavior and hold
them responsible for their actions.

9. Class Library: these are books below their proper grade

level but they can choose any book to read during free time,
or for their literacy reading practice. A wide selection of
topics, levels and information is provided in each bin, my
students love taking a book out and holding at their property
for the class time. They are always happy to “check out” a
book and whenever they finish a book they tell me or the
teacher all about it