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In just 60 minutes, participants will learn....
- How reader's theater is a compelling, engaging and easy-to-implement academic reading activity that meets reading and literacy requirements under Title One, Reading First, 21st CCLC , ESL/ELD, Special Ed, etc.
- Why reader's theater is the most popular form of "Repeated Guided Oral Reading;" a research-based and proven method for improving reading fluency and comprehension, and how it can save you time during guided reading activities
- The importance of including the "arts" in reading programs in altering the attitudes of young people toward themselves and each other, and how this is especially helpful for children with disadvantaged backgrounds in building self-esteem and a love of reading
- How reader's theater doesn't require memorization, props, or a stage and is much easier to implement than typical theatrical plays and provides a balanced platform for all students to shine, rather than a spotlight for just a few
- Different reading, performance and student grouping methods and what works best.
- How reader's theater provides reading role models for academic growth in a fun, engaging and entertaining setting.
- The impact multi-leveled and color-coded text has on reading, listening, and speaking success.
- The importance of assigning roles and structuring groups carefully and purposefully and the factors to consider.
- How to structure a weekly program with proper repetition and rotation for different types of programs and goals and over varied lengths of time.
- Coaching techniques for acting and expression, read-aloud etiquette, the optional use of mini-costumes, and rewarding students for exceptional effort and performance.
- Why and how to include cross-curricular activities, and how to enhance a reader's theater program with "over-acting" games.
- How to measure the effectiveness of a reader's theater program including an assessment plan and techniques for before, during, and after the program.
- How to include reader's theater in your future grant applications.
Every
participant receives a free Downloadable Print
reader's theater story to use with their students. |
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Upcoming Workshops
on the Web
Friday, August 20, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
Thursday, August 26, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
Thursday, September 2, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
Thursday, September 9, 2010
12:00 p.m. PST 3:00 p.m. EST
$9.99 per person
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