In this ongoing 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. Reader's theater scripts are a wonderful way to engage young readers in developing all three areas of fluency! Students will enjoy bringing a character to life and interacting with peers by practicing expressive reading and enjoying a fun story!

Each class will follow the following format:
1. Warm-up--We will warm up our voices by practicing a tongue twister together as well as a few sentences from the story focusing on our expression and intonation of voice
2. Timed practice -- We will practice some keywords from the script together and time our speed
3. Reader's Theater reading -- We take turns reading a variety of character parts to give all readers even reading time.
4. Review! -- If time allows, we will play a short, interactive quiz or activity to review the script. 

Some learners prefer to read off of a printed script and some learners prefer to read off slides. Each Sunday, the script will be posted in the Outschool classroom. Learners can print the script and practice it ahead of time or use it in class. However, I will also have the script available to read together on slides for those who do not wish to print.

Class Schedule:
Week of August 5th -- The Boy Who Cried Wolf (An Aesop's Tale)
Week of August 12th --The Day the Crayons Quit based on the book by Drew Daywalt
Week of August 19th --Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Jaime Locke
Week of August 26th --The Wind and the Sun (An Aesop's Fable)
Week of September 2nd ---Andrew's Loose Tooth based on the book by Robert Munsch
Week of September 9 --The Ugly Duckling based on the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen
Week of September 16 --The Mystery at Lake Lure by Create-Abilities
Week of September 23 --Rabbit and Coyote by Create-Abilities
Week of September 30th --Pumpkin Life Cycle by Allison Harrington 
Week of October 7 --  A Painful Lesson by Deb Hanson
Week of October 14 -- The Witch's House by Joanne Gauthier
Week of October 21 --Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin by John Grogan
Week of October 28th -- Will I Ever Be a Jack-O-Lantern? by Joanne Gauthier
Week of November 4th -- Sider Life Cycle by Allison Harrington
Week of November 11th -- Chicken Little by Carla Hoff
Week of November 18th -- Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
Week of November 25th -- **NO CLASS ** Thanksgiving Break **
Week of December 2nd -- How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Chrissy Beltran