Provide a reading area that is well lit and ventilated. Areas near windows are often used for reading due to the ability to control lights and ventilation through open windows and shades. The students will be more apt to stay and read at length when the environment is not too cold or hot and they can see the pages clearly.
Make the reading area or other literacy areas in the room comfortable for the students. Provide area rugs, bean bag chairs or rocking chairs for students to be comfortable. Allow students to lie on the floor or sit in any position to read. Children who are comfortable are more apt to stay with a story through to completion.
Offer children interactive literacy activities, such as memory or matching games. A separate literacy area can be made available for more than one player games so the quiet area remains quiet. The tactile (hands-on) learners will gain literary experience through interactive games and activities using words and sentence structure.
Provide many different literary choices for different types of learners. Books are visual; the visual learner will appreciate this avenue to reading. The aforementioned interactive games are suitable for tactile learners. Audio tapes, compact discs or DVDs and computer games teach the auditory learner who learns best through hearing an activity; provide a comfortable spot in the reading area where auditory learners can listen to activities and stories with headphones.