About Roleplay Reader
25422 Trabuco Road Ste 105-265
Lake Forest, California 92630
USA
Reader's theater is reading a story aloud, like a
play, without memorization, props or a stage. Students are each assigned
a character role and read their part with expression, meaning and
enthusiasm. It's best done in small non-threatening groups of
approximately 6 students so students can become practiced at their roles
prior to standing in front of a group or audience. Repeated readings in
multi-leveled small groups (high, medium, and low readers together)
also provide the practice of "Repeated Guided Oral Reading" which is the
only proven method of building reading fluency.
Plays inherently come with built-in strategies
to help students read better. The acting out of story dialogue compels
readers to work more closely with the text to interpret and project
meaning into the experience. As a result, students show improvement in
vocabulary, comprehension, and retention.
Reader's theater gives students an outlet for
creative expression and a safe platform for building reading confidence
which translates into success in many other areas of their lives.
Putting on a single theatrical play in a student
environment can require a great deal of planning, preparation, and
practice, and it may only provide a spotlight for a handful of students.
Reader’s theater, on the other hand, is easy to implement on a daily or
weekly basis and provides a balanced platform for "all students to
shine."
Strong reading and comprehension skills are the
cornerstone for a successful educational experience.
Reader’s theater is
a well-known fluency building strategy that engages and entertains
students while they learn and improve their skills. Because reader’s
theater is an approved method of "Repeated Guided Oral Reading," it is a
research-based method of reading.
