This document describes a Classroom Environmental Evaluation (CEE) tool that allows teachers to (1) become aware of what makes a thriving literacy classroom and (2) act as literacy evaluators. The CEE evaluates 17 categories related to the classroom environment, curriculum, materials, and teaching tools to give teachers insights and help them further adjust and develop their classroom to fully expose students to literacy.

1. Classroom Environmental Evaluation
Introduction: This exercise has a dual role: (1) it allows
the classroom teacher to become aware of the importance
and elements that makes a thriving literate classroom
environment, and (2) it aids the classroom teacher in
moving into a literacy evaluator. It is a self evaluating
instrument created to give the learner a tool for which to
examine and improve the literacy environment of the
classroom.
The CEE evaluates the classroom in 17 categories. In using
this instrument, the user will obtain immediate insight in
the various categories and will be able to evaluate and
assess the effectiveness of the current curriculum as well as
the related materials and teaching tools in the classroom.
The teacher in the role as a literacy evaluator will be able to
gain valuable information to further adjust, develop,
scaffold and create a better environment that exposes the
students to literacy in it’s fullest and most outstanding
form.