Reader's Theater is a strategy for developing reading fluency. It involves children in oral reading through reading parts in scripts. Using this strategy, students do not need to memorize their part; they need only to reread it several times, thus developing their fluency skills.

• A key difference between traditional theater and Reader's Theater is that Reader's Theater is not staged or acted out through physical movement.

• The interpretation of the dramatic reading relies almost entirely on the actors' voices.

• Students increase sight word vocabulary and decode words quickly and accurately.

• Reader's Theater provides students with the opportunity for repeated readings which helps in word recognition. 

• Students build a strong sight word base which helps their oral reading fluency. This makes reading less laborious and makes reading a more enjoyable experience. 

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Plastic folder with brads, pencil, highlighter 

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Index cards

Folder or Binder, Notebook Paper

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