G3-Using Reader’s Theater to Support Literacy

Reader's theater is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing with the goal of enhancing students' reading skills and confidence. It gives students a real reason to read aloud. Readers’ theater is an instructional technique that engages students in heterogeneous groups providing motivation, socialization, and cooperation (Marshall).  For our Grade 3 students it is just plain fun. We even made popcorn and watched the videos in class. “Can we do it again?” they asked.

Marshall, Holly B. “The Effectiveness of Readers’ Theatre on Fluency, Comprehension, and Motivation on Primary Students.” JEWLScholar@MTSU, Middle Tennessee State University, 7 Apr. 2017,