Reader's Theater

How can we motivate students to pick up a book and read? For many, learning to read can be a difficult task. It requires practice and repetition. In my study I wanted to encourage the love of reading, but also increase students' fluency and comprehension. I accomplished this by using Reader’s Theater, a type of performance where children read and interpret scripts using no props, costumes, or sets. These findings have implications for how we as educators support students as readers, but also how we create optimal learning in any subject.