Answer to Question 1
Answers will vary. However, a key component will be the need to involve the children in deciding upon and helping to make the changes. One might begin with an empty space and add to it as decisions are made by the group. One might encourage the use of imagination to create unique areas. Places for drawing and writing responses to stories might also be included. These visual responses are an important part of supporting childrens active engagement in their literacy development. When children attempt to use words with their drawings, invented spelling should be encouraged and accepted as children move through the precommunicative, semiphonetic, phonetic, transitional, and conventional stages of spelling.
Answer to Question 2
ANSWER: False
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