讀者劇場 1（流利練習），適合 1-3 年級

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 December 30th -- Stellaluna by Janell Canon Chicken Little by Carla Hoff
Week of January 6th -- Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright 
Week of January 13th -- Maggie’s Monkeys by Linda Sanders-Wells
Week of January 20th --  Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan adapted by Jaime Locke
Week of January 27th -- Ruby Finds a Worry based on the book by Tom Percival
Week of February 3 -- Snow Dude based on the book by Daniel Kirk
Week of February 10 -- Little Red Hen (Aesop’s Fables)
Week of February 17 --The Bremen Town Musicians (German fairy tale)
Week of February 24 --Giraffe Problems Jory John and Lane Smith
Week of March 3 --The Hat by Jan Brett
Week of March 10 -- Hey, Little Ant! by Hannah and Philip Hoose
Week of March 17 -- Leprechauns Looking for Gold by Joanne Gauthier
Week of March 24 -- The King's Wish by Benjamin Elkin
Week of March 31 -- It's Snow Wonder We're Friends by Chrissy Beltran 
Week of April 7 -- Chicken Little by Carla Hoff