Reader’s theater has become one of my favorite tools to use for fluency, reading comprehension, word work and journal prompt writing. I encourage every teacher to try reader’s theater with their classroom!
While I love to read aloud so that my students have the opportunity to hear fluent reading, I also want my students to work on fluent projection and inflection. As teachers, we need to create scenarios to hear our students read. These are some of the reasons …
If you are looking for an engaging Halloween activity to use with middle school students, then check out my Halloween reader’s theater script and toolkit. Depending on the level of your readers, this script can be used for grades 4 through 8. It offers an …
Several years ago, my then 4th grade son came home and unloaded his backpack… lunch bag, accordion folder, homework, and library books. I was surprised to find that one of the library books he had chosen was a picture book. It was The Day the Crayons …
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday that even my “cool” middle school students love to participate in. As teachers, this gives us a chance to boost engagement by adding a little green to our ELA classroom instruction. A few years ago, I published my St. …
Reader’s Theater is an amazing tool to utilize with students at so many levels. I first discovered it through my daughter’s kindergarten teacher, and it quickly became a staple of my upper elementary reading lessons. At first, I had no idea how to implement it …
Reader’s theater is the perfect tool to add to your middle school ELA toolbox for so many reasons: it is interactive, highly engaging, enhances student fluency, and targets and enriches reading comprehension, all while strengthening vocabulary. Here are the top reasons why I decided to make …
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