Repeated Reading

Emily & McKenzie

Agenda
● Lesson Overview
● Objectives
● Hook
● Reader’s Theater groups
● Presentations
● Reflection
Lesson Overview

● The purpose of our lesson is to teach preservice teachers about

Readers Theater and how this strategy could help ELL students
in the classroom.
● Preservice teachers will read a story and create a script to act
out the story to their peers.
● Preservice teachers will discuss how the could use Readers
Theater in the future.
Objectives
Content:

SWBAT… read a story and create a script using the text.

SWBAT… act out the script they created in front of their peers.

Language:

SWBAT… orally present a written script using gestures and

expressions with a group.
Hook
Talk with your table groups about:

● What you know about reader’s theater

● If you have seen this strategy in your practicums
○ What did it look like in the classroom?
○ Were there steps or was it done quickly?
Cartoons I ate one apple, but I ate tw, but I’m still
I’m still hungry! hungry!

Script
Narrator: One Sunday morning, a very hungry caterpillar hatched.
Caterpillar: Today, I ate one apple but I am still hungry!
Narrator: On Monday, the caterpillar was still trying to find food.
Caterpillar: Today, I ate two pears! But I am still hungry.
Activity 1
● In groups, read the Harry Potter book you were assigned and
decide who will play each part.
● Re-read the story several times to help with comprehension
before writing a script.
Activity 2
● Once your group is comfortable with the story, draw a cartoon
of what you will act out in front of the class and write a script.
Each person in your group should have a part in your skit. (You
may add a narrator if necessary)
Activity 3

● Act it out!
Reflection
What do you like about this strategy? Dislike?

How could this strategy help ELL students in your classroom?

Can you use this strategy in all grades?

Exit Slip
Scale from 1-10

1. How likely are you to use Readers Theatre in your future classroom?
2. Did you enjoy this strategy?
3. Do you agree you can use this strategy in all grades?
(If no, why not?)
Resources

Carle, E. (2015). The Very Hungry caterpillar. Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar: Longman.

Herrell, A. L., & Jordan, M. (2016). 50 strategies for teaching English language learners.

Boston, MA: Pearson.

Rowling, J. K. (1999). Harry Potter series. Vancouver: Raincoast Books.