Reader's Theater - Oral Language Enrichment and Literacy Development for ELLs

Introduction

Story Selection

Vocabulary

Read-Through

Roles

Practice

Staging

Evaluation

Students are evaluated based on:
•volume
•clarity of pronunciation
•expression
•posture
•eye contact

Performance

Student Scripts

Subtopic

Memorization for Beginners

Peer Interaction

Diversity in Subject Matter

Performance Opportunities

Improve their pronunciation and presentation skills because they have so much practice reading and listening to the stories.

Develops self-confidence while reading out loud and getting up in front of the class.

Develops Fluency and Comprehension

Reader's Theater can bring history, narrative stories and science to life

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/readers-theater-giving-students-reason-read-aloud

Subtopic

https://www.readinga-z.com/fluency/readers-theater-scripts/

https://www.teachervision.com/literature/readers-theatre

http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/Tips.html

http://www.literacyconnections.com/ReadersTheater.php/