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The Flex Space Comfy Floor Seats would be used for a small group of six students during my guided reading center. My students and I enjoy reading together on the carpet. However, it is hard for my first graders to concentrate at times without a boundary between them and their peers.
According to Dr. Sheryl Reinisch, Dean of the College of Education Concordia University-Portland, studies indicate that high-quality classroom environments 鈥渉elp children feel safe, secure, and valued. As a result, self-esteem increases and students are motivated to engage in the learning process.鈥
The Flex Space Comfy Floor Seats would help me continue to provide eye-level instruction. Being on the same physical level as my students helps them feel safer, more in control, and more connected to me. It communicates to them that I am there for them and really paying attention to them. It would also make it easier for me to monitor their tracking when reading as well as being arm lengths without having a table between me and my students. These chairs would allow us to continue sitting on the carpet and provide each student with their own personal space as well as comfort.
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The Flex Space Comfy Floor Seats would be used for a small group of six students during my guided reading center. My students and I enjoy reading together on the carpet. However, it is hard for my first graders to concentrate at times without a boundary between them and their peers.
According to Dr. Sheryl Reinisch, Dean of the College of Education Concordia University-Portland, studies indicate that high-quality classroom environments 鈥渉elp children feel safe, secure, and valued. As a result, self-esteem increases and students are motivated to engage in the learning process.鈥
The Flex Space Comfy Floor Seats would help me continue to provide eye-level instruction. Being on the same physical level as my students helps them feel safer, more in control, and more connected to me. It communicates to them that I am there for them and really paying attention to them. It would also make it easier for me to monitor their tracking when reading as well as being arm lengths without having a table between me and my students. These chairs would allow us to continue sitting on the carpet and provide each student with their own personal space as well as comfort.