In Class: Readers Theater

Readers Theater is the use of a script related to a picture book or children's novel/book. The students read a script that is adopted from a book, taking turns reading each line. By doing this, the students interact with the story with more expression than they would by just reading the story by themselves. There are no props, costumes, or acting out of the story. The audience should visualize the story by the students reading the script out loud.

This helps to:
-develop fluency
-integrate reading, writing, speaking, and listening
-engage students and motivate them to read
-create purpose and confidence with reading
-provide an opportunity for collaborative learning

It looks like:

This is how it would work: