Reader's+Theater

=**Practice **= = =  Reader’s Theater is a key tool to build fluency in readers through dramatic readings. This activity not only improves fluency but also improves students’ confidence in and enthusiasm for reading. The goal is to enhance reading skill and confidence through practice with a purpose. Reading aloud has never been so fun and purposeful!


 * Readers Theater Traits**


 * Use of scripts- no memorization
 * No full costumes- partial and suggestive if used at all
 * No stage sets- very limited use of props
 * Repeated reading practice makes rereading enjoyable

=[|IS Resources] = = =  Fluency practice read-aloud plays: grades 1-2  West Media Center  Call number  TR 372.47 HOL

 Readers theatre: performing the text  Lake Agassiz Library  Call number  792 HIL

 All Schools <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Title: From the sun to beyond Pluto / By Stephanie Macceca. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Title: The inventor: Benjamin Franklin / By Melissa A. Settle. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Title: Little things matter / By Christie E. Parker

=<span style="color: #3535c0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Web Resources** = = =

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Subscription Links** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Reading A-Z] (scripts) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Scott Foresman] (scripts)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Reader’s Theatre Editions] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Reader’s Theatre Scripts for the Classroom] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Stories to Grow By Whootie Owl] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Mandy’s Tips for Teachers] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 5 Day Plan <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Reader’s Theatre Scripts Pre-K-2] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Great for Prek-2nd Grade – High emphasis on High Frequency Words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Education World] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Water Cycle Script from Enchanted Learning]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Scripts and Tips for Reader’s Theatre **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Video Clips:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|TeacherTube] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Clips from a 1st & 4th grade classroom

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