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 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 -- Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
Week of November 18th -- The Night Before Thanksgiving by Jen Jones
Week of November 25th -- **NO CLASS ** Thanksgiving Break **
Week of December 2nd --A Wolf’s Christmas Carol by Joanne Gauthier
Week of December 9th --  The Elves Who Lost the Toys by Joanne Gauthier
Week of December 16th -- Chicken Little by Carla Hoff
Week of December 23rd -- Bob, the Goofy Reindeer by Lisa Frase
Week of December 30th -- The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
Week of January 6th -- Stellaluna by Janell Canon 
Week of January 13th -- Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright 
Week of January 20th -- Maggie’s Monkeys by Linda Sanders-Wells
Week of January 27th -- Sadie and the Snowman