Page 30 - Reading Nest - The Supportive Literacy Environment Handbook

Physical learning environment supporting literacy

Stand-alone reading nests

Furniture in a school or a kindergarten classroom is arranged so that it enables children to
“slip into the nest”, and work alone, in a pair or a small group.

Our schools and kindergartens often have activities in large groups, lots of noise and a
learner does not have sufficient opportunity to experience competence, autonomy and

coherence (while these are all essential components for the rise of autonomous
motivation, see Ryan and Deci, 2008). If we want children to associate reading and writing

with a feeling of security and positive emotions, a nest, which is truly cosy to get into, is
an important prerequisite.

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