Mrs. Schultz 2nd grade students performing their Small Group Readers Theater for Mrs. Herrold’s 1st grade class!
What is reader's theater? It's a way to involve students in reading aloud. In reader's theater, students "perform" by reading scripts created from grade-level books or stories. Usually they do so without costumes or props.
Reader's theater is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing. Its goal is to enhance students' reading skills and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose. Reader's theater gives students a real reason to read aloud.
Reader's theater motivates reluctant readers and provides fluent readers the opportunity to explore genre and characterization. As you can see from the photos, the 1st grade students were entranced by the performance!
Perfectly awesome 2nd grade! And thank you first grade for being such a wonderful audience!
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