Readers Theater for Building Fluency

Readers Theater for Building Fluency

Author: Jo Worthy

Publisher: Teaching Strategies

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780439522236

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A guide to readers' theater covers such topics as writing scripts, managing performances, and assessing performances.


Readers' Theater

Readers' Theater

Author: Evan-Moor Corporation

Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781557998941

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All your students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options provided in Readers' Theater, Grade 5. To support struggling readers, cast two or more students in each role; the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students. Refer to the Readers' Theater Table of Contents to see how you can connect each of the 15 read-aloud scripts to key content from the Grade 5 curriculum. Some of the scripts included are: - "Demeter and Persephone"--based on the classic Greek myth - "SOS Titanic"--a rescue on the high seas based on true events - "Getting the Scoop on UFOs"--a high school journalist learns a lesson about objective reporting - "The Montgomery Bus Boycott"--Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other historical figures take the stage in this script based on historical events - "All the Rice in India"--this version of a folktale from India involves students in an intriguing mathematical challenge - Many more


Reader's Theater Scripts--Texas History

Reader's Theater Scripts--Texas History

Author: Timothy Rasinski

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1425896049

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Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. Engage students through Reader's Theater to make learning fun while building knowledge of Texas history and the significant people, events, and places that make Texas what it is today. Improve vocabulary and comprehension with repeated practice and performance of the scripts along with TEKS-based activities in the lesson plans, which include word study, comprehension questions, and extension activities. Make your classroom a Reader's Theater classroom today!


BE QUIET!

BE QUIET!

Author: Ryan T. Higgins

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1368012779

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All Rupert the mouse wants is to star in a beautiful, wordless picturebook. One that's visually stimulating! With scenic pictures! And style! He has plenty of ideas about what makes a great book, but his friends just WON'T. STOP. TALKING. Children and adults alike will chuckle at this comedic take on bookmaking from acclaimed author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins


Reader's Theater...and So Much More!

Reader's Theater...and So Much More!

Author: Brenda McGee

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 1000495647

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Reader's Theater . . . and So Much More! is written for grades 5-6. This exciting resource contains plays, skits, and independent research activities with an innovative twist for differentiated instruction. This high-interest book of humorous skits and plays is a jumping-off point for research and creativity for students of all ability levels. Each of the reader's theaters comes with suggestions for differentiating and extending the lesson's content. These plays not only provide a legitimate reason for students to reread texts and practice fluency, but they also promote cooperative interaction with peers. Grades 5-6


Readers Theatre for Middle School Boys

Readers Theatre for Middle School Boys

Author: Ann N. Black

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2008-01-30

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0313363897

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This book, focusing on active, engaging material, will fill a void in the literature that currently exists for these students, their teachers, and literacy coaches. Readers theatre for boys and particularly middle school boys is a publishing gap that needs to be filled. Selections have been chosen to tempt middle school boys interest (the blood and gore in Masque of the Red Death for example). Literacy remains a major topic of concern in all academic circles, especially the inadequate performance of reading and writing by boys. These scripts will entertain as they build reading fluency. Grades 6-8.


World History Readers' Theater, Grades 5-8

World History Readers' Theater, Grades 5-8

Author: Robert W. Smith

Publisher: Teacher Created Resources

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1420639986

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Why use Readers Theater in history classes? The format gives students a sense of involvement with the human dramas that make up history. Performers can feel the excitement as Archimedes discovers the displacement of water. They can relate to the terrors of a slave s passage from Africa to the Americas. They can imagine the tension of wading through the water at Omaha Beach as bullets strike their buddies. Each script (12 15 per book) is accompanied by background information, literature connections, extension activities, and discussion questions.


Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Author: Suzanne I. Barchers

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0313363986

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This book of readers theatre scripts for low-achieving middle grade readers is meant to inspire. Written at readability levels of grades 2 and 3, students who struggle with reading will enjoy learning about the lives of people both current (Bob Woodruff) and historical (Franklin Roosevelt) who are inspirational because of their perseverance and ability to overcome adversity in their daily lives. By reading, performing, and discussing these plays about people who possess the important character trait of perseverance, students will not only practice their oral reading skills, thus building the important skill of fluency, they will also build their own models for good character. Grades 3-8. Readability Levels: Grades 2-3.


Earth Central

Earth Central

Author: Debbie Keiser

Publisher: PRUFROCK PRESS INC.

Published: 2007-07

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1593632517

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What's inside Earth? Why do we have earthquakes? What causes the ocean tides? These questions and many others are examined as students study Earth from the inside out. Students also become geologists as they consider plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and their causes. They become oceanographers and meteorologists to gain a better understanding of elements affecting the surface of our world through a study of weather patterns and tides and currents in the ocean. Your students will come to appreciate the atmosphere that makes life on Earth possible as they learn about our planet's position in the solar system. After Earth Central, students will have a deeper love and understanding of their planet.


Spotlight on Saints!

Spotlight on Saints!

Author: Diana R. Jenkins

Publisher:

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780819871190

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This teachers' resource book of twelve humorous readers' theater plays provides contemporary kids with opportunities to learn Catholic values and follow in the footsteps of the saints.