All children learnlanguage in a language-rich environment. In thinking about what you havelearned about language so far, how will you design the physical space of yourclassroom to allow for language opportunities? You will need to think aboutthe type of communication and interactions that you would like to see takeplace throughout your classroom.

For example, you might place drawing paper and clipboards in the block area tohelp foster communication so that children can draw their block creations onpaper and share them with other children. Having a large open space inthe block area invites cooperation so children can verbally communicate andwork together on large building structures. You also might have the blockshelf labeled for children to be able to see and provide books of shapes andbuilding for children to explore.

For this assignment, you will create a floor plan of your classroom thatfosters language development. Your classroom design should have a minimum ofthree physical areas of the classroom detailed including an explanation of howthe design supports language acquisition. You can use web resources suchas Classroom Architect or Gliffy to design your classrooms or you may useMicrosoft Word to draw your design using shapes and the textbox feature.If you choose to use Classroom Architect (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site. or Gliffy (Links to an externalsite.)Links to an external site., you will need to download yourdesign as a PDF file or JPG file and insert the image into a Word documentbefore uploading your final assignment.

For each area (minimum of three) that you define in your classroom floor plan,you must include the following:

a.Explain how the area is set up

b.Explain how specifically the area supportslanguage development

c.Describe the activity or experience that thechildren can specifically be engaged in

d.Explain what the role of the teacher willbe

e.How you will assess the effectiveness of thisarea on language development

This assignment shouldbe completed in a two- to three-page paper (in addition to the title page andreference page) that accompanies your visual floor plan. Your projectshould be written in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center, andinclude at least two scholarly resources in addition to the course text.Please remember to provide evidence from the textbook to support your designfeatures. You must also provide a reference citation in APA format at thebottom of your floor plan.

When you submit your assignments each week, they will be returned to you withspecific feedback. This feedback should be used to revise the assignment forthe Final Project. Please make the necessary corrections and save forWeek Five use in the Final Project.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to anexternal site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria thatwill be used to evaluate your assignment.