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Reader's Theater 2 (Fluency Practice) for Grades 3-4
Completed by 713 learners
Ages 7-10
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week
1-5 learners per class
25 min
What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 4
In this ongoing, small-group class, students will have fun improving their reading fluency! Reading fluency is much more than just reading quickly. Reading fluency is about developing accuracy (correct word pronunciation), rate (appropriate speed of reading), and prosody (expression in reading). Added benefits of developing strong fluency are the gains students will make in their reading comprehension and vocabulary. Reader's theater scripts are a wonderful way to engage readers in developing all three areas of fluency! Students will enjoy reading with peers and learning new vocabulary to improve their fluency! Each class will follow this 4-part schedule: 1. Warm-up--We will warm up our voices by practicing a short poem or tongue twister together 2. Vocabulary Work -- Using games and activities we will learn new vocabulary words from the story/script 3. Rate and Accuracy -- We will practice reading the new vocabulary words from the script together and time our speed 4. Reader's Theater reading -- We read the script together sharing characters and parts! Some learners prefer to read off of a printed script and some learners prefer to read off slides. At the beginning of each week, I will post the script in the classroom to be available for printing. Learners can print the script and practice ahead of time or use it to read in class. However, I will also have the script available to read together on slides for those who do not wish to print. ** If you are unsure if your learner and their reading level would be better suited for Reader's Theater 1 (Grades 1-3) or Reader's Theater 2 (Grades 3-4) please send me a message and I will happily send you some sample scripts from each class to help you decide which would be the best fit for your learner** Class Schedule: Week of December 2nd -- Snow White and the 6.5 Reindeer by T.P Jagger Week of December 9th -- The Farmer, His Son, and Their Donkey Week of December 16th --The Gingerbread Dude by T.P. Jagger Week of December 23rd --Boomer the Bulldozing Reindeer by T.P Jagger Week of December 30th --Listen to the Little Voice! by JB Creations Week of January 6th--Gransel and Hetel by T.P. Jagger Week of January 13th --Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola by Erin Beers Week of January 20th -- NOT Rumpelstiltskin by T.P. Jagger Week of January 27th -- Three Billy Goat's Gruff: The Troll's Story Week of February 3 -- The Hare and the Tortoise (an Aesop’s fable) by Martha Hach T Week of February 10 -- The Principal's New Clothes Week of February 17th -- The Baker’s Dozen by Melanie Whitesides Week of February 24th --Groundhog Day with Mr. Loony by T.P. Jagger Week of March 3rd -- Snori and the Giant by T.P. Jagger
Learning Goals
Learning goals for this class are taken from the Common Core Reading Foundational Skills for Fluency
Students can read with purpose and understanding
Students can read orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
Students can use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Queen's University
I have a BA in Education from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) and a reading endorsement from Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa, USA). I have worked as a reading interventionist with the Des Moines Public School District. My role as a reading interventionist was to strengthen learners' proficiency in reading by offering small group instruction covering a specific area of the five pillars of literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension). I love helping students find confidence and enjoyment in reading by creating fun, yet targeted, reading lessons that will give learner's a solid foundation of literacy skills.
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