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What will the performance look like? Podcast / Video / Live partner classroom or student choice

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What will the performance look like? Podcast / Video / Live partner classroom or student choice

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Generate q's
Define words
check for comp

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coral read
summerize

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**Encourage reading with expression/gestures/actions

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-Increased student motivation
-Helps at-risk readers develop necessary skills & confidence
-Improves expression & word recognition automaticity

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Teacher reads--students listen
---Model fluent, enjoyable reading; check for comprehension

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*Students coach each other
*Students retell their script to a student from another group

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Allows for students to work at their level and is engaging. Allows students to "demonstrate" expressive reading in an authentic situation.

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We could also consider using poetry. This would allow students to select interest based poems and also allow them to move at their own pace.

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Flexibility for creativity across curriculum areas. Students were engaged to perform so fluency, expression and word recognition increased!

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Teacher modeling initiates engagement and understanding before reading!

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Gradual release and summarizing increase student engagement.

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Natural link between repeated readings and reader's theater

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Natural link between repeated readings and reader's theater

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Teacher reads while students follow along and discuss quality of teacher's reading.

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Each group does a choral reading. 4 times is generally a good rule of thumb to follow.

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Students are encouraged to have discussions that require students to infer, predict, debate, make judgements, apply principles and other sophisticated approaches to discuss text and meaning.

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Generating questions while reading is an effective strategy to boost reading comprehension.

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strategy for teaching vocabulary, which can lead to better comprehension

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-Students who read with adult like expression are more likely to be proficient readers.
-Linking in the author's meaning helps with the kind expression needed.

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Bring Reader's Theater to life for relevant, objective audience.

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Successes:
*performances
*texts
*text complexity
*possibilities to improve text?
*describe how specific revisions improve texts ability to increase audience enjoyment.
*explain word walls
*explain vocabulary added during this performance unit.

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Each group choral reads (2-4 times).
GRR Model
Summerize reading

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Students who read with expression are typically better at comprehension.

Gradual release by this day, students responsible for interactions with text.

Retell requires students to think about the text in chronological order.

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Proficiency comes with rehearsal, then students can read aloud with confidence and competence.

Overall reading achievement in just 10 weeks for struggling readers.

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I DO

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Students work with peers to focus on accurate word reading and rehearsing.

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Repeated readings makes us better readers. Readers Theatre gives students a purpose to read text again and again.  Great motivation! Nurtures a reader's confidence!

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A fluent reader, one must listen and hear a fluent reader.  "Or not to be..." would be to struggle to decode unfamiliar words and loose the fluency  (Training too Ugly).

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While these small groups Choral Read, I imagine the reading being guided and supported by the teacher (or volunteer) and the peer group! Then as a group, we generate a summary of what was read.  Student comprehension is increasing even from the previous day.

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"acquisition" That is a very interesting word. Lets put it on our groups word wall! This will develop our love for words and increase our vocabulary inventory.

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At first the teacher models while students are listening

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After the final performance ask students deeper questions such as; what could have made this text better. Also ask students how they could have made their performance better

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--read with expression
--peer to peer coaching with focus on author's meaning
--practice retelling a script to a partner
--can discuss and add content area vocabulary to word wall

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Over 90% of English is derived from Latin and Greek roots. This is a major part of vocabulary understanding.

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Builds confidence and motivation. Great practice to build expression and fluency! Help students feel proud!

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*motivating
*engaging
promoting higher level skills
*builds vocabulary