My classroom

I have a love for reading, so I would like my students to have the same love because I believe that this love is what has helped me become a better learner. In order to do this I will work very hard to make my classroom the type of environment that will encourage children to read.
First and foremost I plan on having a reading area that not only has a lot of books to chose from but that is also a comfortable place for children to explore. I plan on having a wide selection of books for children to look through including many different books that are aimed at both boys and girls. In order to do this I will listen to children in my class and buy books that I think will interest individual children to add to my collection. I would also have the reading area be a bright fun place for children to go. Maybe with pillows or a comfy chair. I saw a reading area in a classroom that I worked in that had a bright carpet on the floor and a beach chair for children to sit in. I would like to do something similar.
The other thing I will do is have time set aside for reading so that children in my classroom will have time to explore books of their choosing and not just books that I feel they need to read to learn from. I feel this is important so that children in my classroom are able to grow into their love of reading. In our classrooms today we are so focused on trying to get children to do what is best for the test that we cut out the things that help children learn how to love reading and learning.
Overall I feel that the most important thing for my classroom is helping children not only learn how to read but learn how to love reading.