![]() ![]() Beginning readers are practicing their fluency, expression, and accuracy each and every time. However, in typical kid fashion, they will read and reread the same play over and over again without complaint. They cheer whenever I bring out a new set. How primary reader’s theater worksĮvery year, no matter the class, my kids beg to do these plays that I’ve written. Many of the words are those they practice regularly, and some of the words have been replaced with images to help with skill building. Each play has just two characters so that kids can partner read. (You can get three of my reader’s theater scripts by submitting your email here.) The structure of a primary reader’s theater play So I started searching for appropriate reader’s theater for a primary classroom, but I didn’t find much. Thanks, but no thanks.īut I couldn’t get it out of my mind. It won’t work for me because it’s for upper grade kids. I knew there was no way my primary students could do this. When I first heard about reader’s theater, I imagined the kids sitting quietly, holding scripts, and taking turns reading. ![]() Reader’s theater is the best way I have found to have meaningful, purposeful, and engaging fluency practice in my first grade classroom.
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