Classroom Management Tips for Literacy Reinforcers

Pocket Charts

• Assign a pocket for each student

• As students earn reinforcers, they place them in their pockets

• Teachers can easily track who has received a reinforcer and who might need support

• Promotes visual equity and accountability

Clothespins on the desk

• Use removable double-sided sticky tape and attach it to a clothespin

• Stick the clothespin to student desks

• Students clip their reinforcers for easy access and visibility

• At the end of the day, they take them home!

💡 Bonus: It’s a clear visual for you to see who’s earning reinforcers and who might need a boost.

Book Boxes or Pencil Boxes

• Utilize materials you already have (pencil boxes, book bins, cubbies, etc.)

• Students place reinforcers inside their boxes

• Keeps things organized and familiar

Clothespins on boxes

• Stick a clothespin (with double-sided tape) on the outside of a book box for quick access and display

• Clothespin is removable and re-positionable

• Can visually see the Literacy Reinforcers