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Peer reviewedRinehart, Steven D. – Reading Horizons, 2001
Reviews recent research findings concerning the benefits of Readers Theater for building oral reading accuracy and fluency and identifies key guidelines for instructional implementation. Presents recommendations and conclusions that place the focus on guidelines for classroom teachers who might want to experiment with Readers Theater as they work…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Guidelines, Program Implementation, Readers Theater
Peer reviewedOwocki, Gretchen – Michigan Reading Journal, 2002
Describes Readers Theatre and presents procedures for implementing it. Recommends 24 books for Readers Theatre. Concludes that Readers Theatre can play a constructive role in language arts programs. Notes how it actively engages children in literature and drama, stimulates intrinsic motivation for reading and writing, and facilitates development…
Descriptors: Drama, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation, Media Selection
Peer reviewedRasinski, Timothy V. – Reading Teacher, 2000
Argues that reading rate should not be ignored, but rather seen as evidence of excessively slow processing of text, and thus as a diagnostic indicator. Describes how excessively slow, disfluent reading leads to less overall reading, to reading frustration, and is associated with poor comprehension. Describes authentic and engaging instructional…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Poetry, Readers Theater
