Lesson Plans
- Recording Readers Theatre: Developing Comprehension and Fluency with Audio Texts, a lesson plan for grades 9-12
- Reading Idol! Bringing Readers Theatre Center Stage in Your Classroom, a lesson plan for grades 3-5
- Novel News: Broadcast Coverage of Character, Conflict, Resolution, and Setting, a lesson plan for grades 9-12
Scripts
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Hint: Try adapting funny picture books such as The Three Ninja Pigs, Ninja Red Riding Hood, Goldi Rocks and the Three Bears, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, or other "fractured fairy tales" for Reader's Theater. Even your older and/or struggling readers will be engaged! |
Articles and Other Resources
- Read more about Rosalind Flynn and how she got into Curriculum-Based Reader's Theater (CBRT).
- Check out this Reading Rocket's article about the benefits of Reader's Theater for ELL students.
- I adapted the scripts for this study using hi-lo chapter books from High Noon Books.
- Find out more about hi-lo books for struggling readers in this Publisher's Weekly article.
- An Education World article about the benefits of implementing Reader's Theater in the classroom.
- Here is a handy Reader's Theater rubric.
- This is the multidimensional fluency rubric from Tim Rasinski's website.
- Students can use this kid-friendly fluency rubric from Ms. Houser.
For even more resources, check out my Reader's Theater Pinterest board:
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