ERIC Number: ED613916
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Publication Date: 2019
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Right to Supportive Learning Environments and High-Quality Resources. Research Brief
Adachi, Sachiko; Benjamin, Juli-Anne; Carss, Wendy; Williams, Jennifer
International Literacy Association
Supportive learning environments are often characterized as safe spaces--and for good reason. When students feel seen, heard, and validated, the classroom becomes a sanctuary, one in which developing learners are more likely to engage and explore. Fostering that kind of positive environment requires educators to invest in a child's physical and social needs in addition to academic ones. Accessibility, inclusivity, and cultural responsiveness are just some of the key ingredients to developing a literacy learning environment that empowers students and sets them up for the greatest chance of success. Classroom spaces and pedagogical practices should have a breadth of instructional materials and methods that cross interdisciplinary units and provide scaffolded offerings inclusive of and sensitive to the diverse cultures and individualities that are representative of the students in the classroom and school community at large. This research brief discusses the importance of and necessity for access to print and digital resources, meaning making through multimodal texts, literacy-rich learning spaces, and developing mindful learning. It expands on the third of four tenets (Right to Supportive Learning Environments and High-Quality Resources) that compose the International Literacy Association's "Children's Rights to Excellent Literacy Instruction" position statement (see ED613910).
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Childrens Rights, Student Rights, Classroom Environment, Access to Information, Instructional Materials, Printed Materials, Nonprint Media, Multimedia Materials
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Authoring Institution: International Literacy Association (ILA)
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