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Direct linkYoung, Chase; Durham, Patricia; Rasinski, Timothy Victor; Godwin, Amber; Miller, Melinda – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This sequential explanatory analysis reports on the observed differences in growth on decoding, word knowledge, and reading comprehension between second grade males and females after participating in a readers theater treatment or business as usual instruction. The quantitative results revealed that males made greater gains than females in the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Theater Arts
Young, Chase; Mohr, Kathleen A. J.; Landreth, Shelly – Journal of Research in Reading, 2020
Research on readers theatre has indicated that it can improve elementary students' reading achievement and can be motivating, engaging and enjoyable, even for reluctant or struggling readers. Because of the potential for improvement and the engagement factor, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of readers theatre on young male…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Males, Grade 2, Reading Comprehension
Young, Chase; Durham, Patricia; Miller, Melinda; Rasinski, Timothy Victor; Lane, Forrest – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Although readers theater has traditionally been recommended as a method for improving reading fluency, this 18-week quasi-experimental study examined the effects of a readers theater instructional protocol that updates and expands on traditional approaches by adding specific tasks that engage students in various reading comprehension and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Theater Arts, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students
