ILTS 206 Sub-Area 2 Practice Question #03

A first grade teacher creates weekly activities that allow students to interact with the classroom word wall, the message board, the daily calendar, posters, and each other. What purpose does the teacher have for creating such an interactive classroom?

setting up a cooperative learning environment for the studentsteaching the students to work together in a collaborative settingcreating a print-rich environment that reflects the makeup of the classdeveloping an awareness of the impact of the environment on learning

Correct Response: C

This question is primarily about the print rich environment the teacher has created and the opportunities the children are given to use the text around them to further their literacy development.

While it may be implied that the teacher also wants students to interact with each other, cooperative learning (option A) and student collaboration (option B) are not the primary purposes highlighted in the question scenario. The general idea of the role the classroom environment plays in supporting learning (option D) also does not go far enough to be the best answer.