Reader's Theatre: Giving Students a Reason to Read Aloud - 6 views
started by msterri24 on 08 Feb 12
started by msterri24 on 08 Feb 12
started by msterri24 on 08 Feb 12
started by msterri24 on 08 Feb 12
Bafile, Cara. (2012). Reader's Theatre: Giving Students a Reason to Read Aloud. Washington, D.C. 1-4
The title of this article caught my attention right away, I have always wanted to do a readers theatre with my first grader but just never took the time to do this or learn how to teach this properly to my students. By doing reader theatre with students they are learning to read aloud, perform in front of others as well as to help improve their reading skills. According to the article, "reader's theater is a wonderful technique for helping readers learn to read aloud with expression". Students learn when to speak louder, use commas and periods the correct way. When doing readers theatre for the first time, the article suggested to find, a script that has an easy read, not too many lines for each reader, enough parts/scripts for each student, as well as making sure the students have fun while practicing and "acting out" their parts.
After reading this article, I am very interested in going to the teacher store, to find a readers theatre book to try with my first grade students. I know many of my students will love acting out, and reading in front of their classmates. I am hoping this will encourage my students, especially my boys that it is okay to read, and have fun while reading a story.