Reader's Theater 2 (Fluency Practice) for Grades 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 Principal's New Clothes
Week of February 10 -- The Hare and the Tortoise (an Aesop’s fable) by Martha Hach
Week of February 17th -- The Baker’s Dozen by Melanie Whitesides
Week of February 24th --Snori and the Giant by T.P. Jagger