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Whitmore, Kathryn F.; Laurich, Lindsay – Language Arts, 2010
What features of the physical environment in video game arcades lead kids to be so engaged? How can analysis of arcade space inform language arts teachers' decisions about designing classroom environments? This article presents an analysis of physical space in video game arcades and participants' positions therein to suggest how language arts…
Descriptors: Video Games, Physical Environment, Recreational Activities, Classroom Environment
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Schickedanz, Judith; Sullivan, Maureen – Language Arts, 1984
Describes a three-month study of literacy development in the home and in nursery school. Discusses the results, which indicated that children engage in literacy events far more at home than at school, and offers classroom suggestions for narrowing this discrepency. (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Family Environment