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Readers Theater
Readers Theater Intrigue and excitement!
What is Readers Theater? l l Used as an after reading activity, Readers Theater offers an engaging opportunity as a cooperative or shared reading of a piece of literature. This literature can include a story, a poem, a script, or even a son This is an activity designed to build fluency and motivation This activity is designed for two or more readers. Even if the piece is scripted only for a few readers more may participate by making one of the characters a chorus.
What is the process? l Script l Parts l Model reading l Guided reading l Independent practice l Perform l repeat
Why use Readers Theatre? l Reader's theater is often defined by what it is not -- no memorizing, no props, no costumes, no sets; readers’ theatre is a performance script that the students will act out or read. l Readers’ theatre allows the student to interpret the text, put their own voices, expression and essentially become the character that they are portraying.
Why use Readers Theatre? l Besides being a change of pace from the traditional way it also helps students to increase fluency and comprehension as well as offering a different context in which students are exposed to texts focusing on poetry, science, social studies, or other content-related topics
The BFG Roald Dahl Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1982
now… l It’s your turn! l Introducing all of you…. .
references l l l Braun, W. and Branun, C. 1996. A Readers Theater Treasury of Stories. Portage press, Winnepeg Canada. Literacy Connection. 2010. reader’s Theater. Literacy connection. Retrieved from http: //www. literacyconnections. com/readerstheater. php Prescott, J. The Power of Reader's Theater; An easy way to make dramatic changes in kids' fluency, writing, listening, and social skills. Teachers scholastic retrieved from http: //teacher. scholastic. com/products/instructor/readerstheater. htm Roald Dahl(2007) The BFG: A Set of Plays. Puffin, New York. (P 27 -35) Roald Dahl's BFG (video) retrieved from http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=J 0 -zz. S_3 g 7 Q&feature=fvw
