Lindsay Brett- Reader’s Theatre for ESL’s and Other Struggling Readers

Reader’s Theatre

1.  Introduction (Handout scripts to introduce RT) *Small group activity

2.  Reflection of introduction (How did the script give you security)

3.  House Keeping

4.  Vocab: Reader’s Theatre, ESL student, choral reading, fluency, chunking, syntax

5.  Read RT script in Spanish *partner activity

  1. Discuss why it’s so hard to read in a second language
  2. Give new vocab for it and try to read again

6.  Briefly introduce handouts

7.  How to incorporate RT in your classroom (handout/PPT)

8.  Teaching Vocab with RT (examples)

9.  Theatre Tips with RT *Activity

·  Shouting Lines

·  Face stretch

·  Movement exercises (stairs)

·  Holding the book

·  Rhythm with words

·  Last consonant

10.  Ups/Downs/ Video of student success (Jump drive)

11.  Let’s Do This (Reader’s Theatre practice) *Activity

12.  Intro Resources

13.  Reflection

Try this with a friend

What does it say?
What is occurring in this situation?

Does this help?

·  Estudiar- To study

·  Usted- you (polite)

·  Muy- very

·  Sentir- To feel

·  Comprar- to buy

·  Necesitar-To need

·  Querer- To want

·  Hacer- to do or make

Reader’s Theatre:

READING IN LIGHTS

R1: Hated reading, I was never fast

R2: Hated reading, such a dreaded task

R3: Found a way, perfect for me

R4: I call that way, simply RT

ALL: Reading skills were driftin’ away till uh oh I was Reading in Lights

ALL: Uh well-a well-a well a huh

Even : I read more, I read more

R 5: I am fluent now

Odds: I read more, I read more

R 6: Come on and tell us how

ALL: Uh-huh, Uh-huh, Uh-huh, Uh-huh

R 1: First, we practice so I can relax

R 3: Then we learn about syntax

R 2: I’ve got my script here in my hand

R 4: It doesn’t mean I can be bland

Drama’s Fun, something’s begun with uh oh that Reading in Lights

ALL : Uh well-a well- a well huh

Even : I read more, I read more

R 5 : I now know words by sight

Odds: I read more, I read more

R 6: I can now say them right

ALL: Uh-huh, Uh-huh, Uh-huh, Uh-huh

R 1: We perform after some days

R 3: Our teacher grades us all of the way

R 4: We use our voices, make it sound real

R 2: Tone, inflection, I’m getting the feel

ALL: Other kids were always so mean but now I am Reading in Lights

ALL: Uh-huh, Uh-huh, Uh-huh, Uh-huh

ALL : I read more, I read more.

Notes and Reflections

New Vocabulary / Ideas for warm ups / Theatre Tips
Why RT? / Resources / Plan

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