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This study will determine the impact of readers’ theater on student self-efficacy in reading in a general education classroom and identify whether or not there is a correlation between self-efficacy scores for reading and student attitudes towards readers' theater.

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Research shows that arts integration in a general education setting can help students with expression and academic achievement. Readers' theater improves reading comprehension and fluency by encouraging students read a text multiple times through the process of repeated readings. However, there is a gap in the literature about whether or not readers' theater can improve self-efficacy for reading. Students who struggle in reading display low self-efficacy and many students in my fourth grade class are struggling readers. There is a gap in the literature regarding the impact of readers’ theater on self-efficacy. Due to the overwhelming body of research that suggests readers’ theater assists struggling readers, I believe readers’ theater will also improve self-efficacy for reading.

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Bandura and his theories on self-efficacy

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1. What is the impact of readers’ theater on student self-efficacy for reading?

1. Pre- and post- self-efficacy measure (directional Likert scale measuring level of confidence)

2. Is there a correlation between self-efficacy scores for reading and student attitudes towards readers' theater?

1. Post- attitudes measure (Likert scale measuring their beliefs)

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The problem this study is looking to solve is if readers' theater improves student self-efficacy for reading. I intend to address the gap in the research and my own knowledge regarding the affects of readers' theater on self-efficacy for reading.

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Purpose and significance of the the study

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Purpose and significance of the the study

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The purpose of this research is to determine the impact of readers’ theater on student self-efficacy in reading in a general education classroom.

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Readers' theater has many benefits that help support struggling readers. Readers' theater helps struggling readers of all ages and can be used in different content areas. Due to the flexibility of readers' theater, teachers are able to implement readers' theater in a variety of ways. According to the literature, readers' theater is used primarily to improve reading comprehension and fluency. While the literature explains the many benefits of readers' theater, there is a gap in the literature with regards to readers’ theaters effect on self-efficacy for reading.

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Readers' theater, arts integration, self-efficacy, confidence in terms of self-efficacy

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Students who struggle in reading often have low self-efficacy for reading. Readers' theater has many benefits to struggling readers. The evidence in the literature shows that readers theater helps to improve reading comprehension and fluency. There is a gap in the research and my own knowledge about the affects of readers' theater on student self-efficacy for reading. I have many struggling readings in my fourth grade class. If I implement a readers' theater intervention in my fourth grade class, I believe the students' self-efficacy for reading will increase.

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Quantitative (pre- and post- self reports) and qualitative (field notes) data

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Quantitative (pre- and post- self reports) and qualitative (field notes) data

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You are interested in A, which you hope to influence by changing B, and you measure that change by C.

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The link between readers' theater and self-efficacy and confidence

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The link between readers' theater and self-efficacy and confidence

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Address the gaps in the literature and the gaps in my own knowledge

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How expressing self-efficacy and confidence in reading can be beneficial

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Self-efficacy in the context of academia

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Self-efficacy in the context of academia

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How self-efficacy can be adapted to a variety of different contexts

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How arts integration affects (struggling) students in a general education classroom

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There is a lot of evidence in the literature to suggest that readers' theater builds upon students' fluency and comprehension skills

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How reading a text multiple times impacts students

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The benefits of using readers' theater in a general education classroom

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Theme #2

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Theme #1

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Students' self-confidence and self-efficacy in reading will improve after implementation of a readers' theater intervention. Data will show a strong positive correlation between readers' theater and self-efficacy.

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Research Topic (summarize in a couple of paragraphs)

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Research Topic (summarize in a couple of paragraphs)

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The impact of readers' theater on student self-efficacy in reading