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My parents divorced when I was in kindergarten. That meant holidays were divided between our parents for my sister and me. I don't remember much about Thanksgiving. But, I do remember Christmas Eve...
It's too bad I didn't know about Readers Theater in the early years of teaching. Readers Theater would have been a fantastic way for students to build life-long skills even when I wasn't feeling well.
I noticed that RT was a formal part of remediation for students that performed below grade level on assessments. I was happy to be ahead of the curve!!
We all know Readers Theater regularly builds positive character qualities when we use trustworthy scripts. Is it possible that as a community we could help build positive leaders through Readers Theater that could improve the world?
May is a perfect time for teachers to enjoy a full platter of delicious Readers Theater since most of the standardized testing is done. Readers Theater ignites fresh motivation in students.
April means Earth Day in the United States and Earth Day represents healthy living for all of us. That means teachers have plenty of opportunities to incorporate Readers Theater that teaches about the environment, healthy living, recycling, nature, animals, and more.
Readers Theater strengthens reading, writing, listening, thinking, and speaking skills, plus small group collaboration, teamwork, confidence, creativity, and a sense of shared accomplishment. Teachers, students, and parents LOVE Readers Theater.
"The Power of Reader's Theater," an article in Instructor magazine), recounts some amazing stories and research. Prescott's subtitle summarizes her perspective on Readers Theater: "An easy way to make dramatic changes in kids' fluency, writing, listening, and social skills."
Our "Nonfiction Readers Theater Rubrics" (linked below) offer students an opportunity to develop reading, listening, thinking, and communication skills as they fill out the self-evaluation.
Have you ever read any books by the famous children’s book author and illustrator Arnold Nobel? His stories typically overflow with dialogue, so they’re perfect for adapting to Readers Theater.
Do you want your students to be whiners or winners? In our Script Library you’ll find a filter for Script Topics. Character Building is one topic. In our scripts you’ll find positive character qualities.
IS there a way to fail with Readers Theater? What do you think?
A homeschooling mom contacted me by email and asked HOW to implement Readers Theater in a family. The following article is my basic email answer to her questions.
She changed her voice for the part of the beaver and used her normal voice for the part of a narrator. When we came to the end of the script her face lit up like radiant sunshine as she asked, "Can we do another one?"
I won't tell you the rest of the story here, but I wrote a Readers Theater script based on our experience with Waddles, "Waddles, the Grateful Groundhog" in three parts for elementary students. So, here's a list of five February Readers Theater ideas starting with Groundhog's Day and Waddles.
How can engaging in Readers Theater transform students into active listeners and improve their reading skills? There are at least three different ways.
How do you get the best out of your students that will champion them from learners into leaders?
POP! So, let's make this easy and fun for you! This will be a short multiple choice quiz on Readers Theater. What is Readers Theater? (You'll have 7 choices.)
