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Download full textYoung, Chase; Polk, Lisa; Durham, Patricia; Kerbs, Macie – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2020
In this article, the authors describe some recent research on Readers Theater in the elementary classroom that examined gender differences and achievement. In one particular study, boys who participated in Readers Theater significantly outperformed their peers in reading comprehension. Elementary school boys reported enjoying Readers Theater…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Males
Direct linkMcFadden, Pamela J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With budget cuts and the heavy emphasis placed in recent years on student achievement in language arts and mathematics, arts instruction has been greatly reduced in California elementary schools. Yet the research literature has shown arts instruction to be associated with improved literacy skills (Bransford & Schwartz, 1999). Podlozny (2002),…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Control Groups, Theater Arts, Student Attitudes
