<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"We found that a healthy, respectful classroom and school environment was fundamental to successful school change," write veteran literacy consultants <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bonnie Campbell Hill </SPAN></STRONG>and<STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Carrie Ekey,</SPAN></STRONG> "and that we needed this necessary foundation before we could help schools build meaningful and long-lasting literacy initiatives."</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=header><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Their<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> Next-Step Guide to Enriching Classroom Environments</I> lays this foundation with two parallel rubrics that help everyone contribute to a successful literacy initiative:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=header><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A rubric for leaders</SPAN></B></SPAN><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> helps principals, literacy coaches, and staff developers assess whether a school's physical spaces and instructional practices are well aligned and helps set achievable goals <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; tab-stops: list .25in"><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: #222222; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=header><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A rubric for teachers</SPAN></B></SPAN><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> helps them examine their classrooms and design spaces that mirror research-based beliefs about learning and teaching.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1"><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Each chapter walks through one strand of the rubrics and provides study groups and PLCs with even more tools for developing common language, beliefs, and practices around integrating classroom design and literacy instruction:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #eef1f4; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.45in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; tab-stops: list .25in; mso-outline-level: 1"><SPAN class=header><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #222222; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"></SPAN></SPAN