Reader's Theater Research Paper

When working with my future students I want to instill a love for reading that was never instilled in me. I want to teach my students that reading is important to their everyday lives, but that reading can also be fun. One way that I plan to show them that is through reader’s theater. Reader’s theater is exactly what it sounds like; it is acting out scripts based on books, so the students have an actual visual of what they are imaging as they read. Reader’s theater has been around for a long time, but has recently been implemented in primary and elementary school settings. In the past it was mainly used in college level classrooms to perform plays, but now is a key tool in getting young children interested in learning. Getting students interested …show more content…
By giving the students an opportunity to act out how they see the story in their head allows the teacher to address any misconceptions that the students may have while interpreting the story. Reading is supposed to be fun, and the more fun that the teacher can make it the more students will enjoy it. Reader’s theater is a sure way that teachers can ensure that their students are having fun, because it allows the students to interact with their peers while working on key reading …show more content…
The students can start small by reading their script to their other group members. The more the student reads the script aloud to their group members, the more comfortable the student will be with reading the script. By the time the students have to perform their reader’s theater the students should almost have their script memorized. The more opportunities the students have to do a reader’s theater, the more opportunities the student has to build their confidence. Some teachers and media specialist have their class go around the school and perform their reader’s theater for other classes. This gives students even more opportunity to build confidence in their ability to read