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Readers TheaterReaders Theater
Readers TheaterReaders Theater
Intrigue and excitement!Intrigue and excitement!
What is Readers Theater?What is Readers Theater?
Used as an after reading activity, Readers Used as an after reading activity, Readers Theater offers an engaging opportunity as a Theater offers an engaging opportunity as a cooperative or shared reading of a piece of cooperative or shared reading of a piece of literature. literature.
This literature can include a story, a poem, a This literature can include a story, a poem, a script, or even a son script, or even a son
This is an activity designed to build fluency and This is an activity designed to build fluency and motivation motivation
This activity is designed for two or more readers. This activity is designed for two or more readers. Even if the piece is scripted only for a few readers Even if the piece is scripted only for a few readers more may participate by making one of the more may participate by making one of the characters a chorus. characters a chorus.
What is the process?What is the process?
ScriptScriptPartsPartsModel readingModel readingGuided readingGuided reading Independent practiceIndependent practicePerformPerformrepeatrepeat
Why use Readers Theatre?Why use Readers Theatre?
Reader's theater is often defined by Reader's theater is often defined by what it is not -- no memorizing, no what it is not -- no memorizing, no props, no costumes, no sets; readers’ props, no costumes, no sets; readers’ theatre is a performance script that theatre is a performance script that the students will act out or read. the students will act out or read.
Readers’ theatre allows the student Readers’ theatre allows the student to interpret the text, put their own to interpret the text, put their own voices, expression and essentially voices, expression and essentially become the character that they are become the character that they are portraying. portraying.
Why use Readers Theatre?Why use Readers Theatre?
Besides being a change of pace from Besides being a change of pace from the traditional way it also helps the traditional way it also helps students to increase fluency and students to increase fluency and comprehension as well as offering a comprehension as well as offering a different context in which students different context in which students are exposed to texts focusing on are exposed to texts focusing on poetry, science, social studies, or poetry, science, social studies, or other content-related topics other content-related topics
The BFGThe BFGRoald DahlRoald Dahl
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1982Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1982
now…now…
It’s your turn!It’s your turn!Introducing all of you…..Introducing all of you…..
referencesreferences Braun, W. and Branun, C. 1996. Braun, W. and Branun, C. 1996. A Readers Theater Treasury of A Readers Theater Treasury of
Stories. Stories. Portage press, Winnepeg Canada.Portage press, Winnepeg Canada. Literacy Connection. 2010. Literacy Connection. 2010. reader’s Theater. reader’s Theater. Literacy connection. Literacy connection.
Retrieved from Retrieved from http://www.literacyconnections.com/readerstheater.phphttp://www.literacyconnections.com/readerstheater.php
Prescott, J. Prescott, J. The Power of Reader's Theater;An easy way to make The Power of Reader's Theater;An easy way to make dramatic changes in kids' fluency, writing, listening, and social dramatic changes in kids' fluency, writing, listening, and social skills. skills. Teachers scholastic retrieved from Teachers scholastic retrieved from http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readerstheater.hhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/readerstheater.htmtm
Roald Dahl(2007) Roald Dahl(2007) The BFG: A Set of PlaysThe BFG: A Set of Plays. Puffin, New York. New . Puffin, New York. New York.(P27-35) York.(P27-35)
Roald Dahl's BFGRoald Dahl's BFG (video) (video) retrieved from retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0-zzS_3g7Q&feature=fvwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0-zzS_3g7Q&feature=fvw