Using Readers Theatre To Foster Fluency in Struggling Readers: A Twist on the Repeated Reading Strategy.

Tyler, Brenda-Jean; Chard, David J.

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ERIC Number: EJ627744

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Using Readers Theatre To Foster Fluency in Struggling Readers: A Twist on the Repeated Reading Strategy.

Tyler, Brenda-Jean; Chard, David J.

Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, v16 n2 p163-68 Apr-Jun 2000

Discusses reading fluency, the role of fluency in reading, and how fluency works. Suggests students' fluency and reading comprehension can be boosted by combining the technique of repeated reading and Readers Theatre--the combination is an effective and viable means of motivating children to read a text. (RS)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Readers Theater, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Reading Improvement, Reading Motivation, Special Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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