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Direct linkKathleen Melville – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The focus in this exploratory multiple case study was to examine the reading comprehension and enjoyment of four male, English-speaking teenage students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during a 12-week Story Club series. Parents' perceptions of their teenager's reading comprehension were also considered. Story Club involved modifying a young…
Descriptors: Males, Adolescents, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Download full textRasisnski, Timothy; Stokes, Faida; Young, Chase – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2017
Reader's Theater is a transformative and influential instructional tool for reading with far-reaching benefits for all students. Teachers are critical players in the use of Readers Theater in classroom; the effects of Reader's Theater are a direct result of a teacher's involvement. These effects include an increase in word recognition, fluency,…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Word Recognition
Lo, Chih-Cheng; Lu, Shih-Yun; Cheng, Dou-Dou – SAGE Open, 2021
The study aimed to investigate the effects of Reader's Theater on EFL learners' English reading comprehension. The roles of English learning anxiety and learning styles in the RT instruction were also explored. Mixed methods research was conducted to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. The subjects were 11 graders in a senior…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Uribe, Samantha N. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2019
This mixed-methods study investigated elementary teachers' perceptions of curriculum-based readers theatre (CBRT) as a relevant approach for teaching English language learners (ELLs). I collected quantitative survey data from teachers who worked at the school with the largest population of ELLs in a large Florida school district. The survey…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Lin, Ya-Fen – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
The purpose of the study aimed to investigate the effect of the Readers Theater (RT) training on elementary school students. In particular, changes in the students' English reading comprehension before and after the RT show, comparison of the students' responses to English learning, especially English reading, the students' opinions on the RT…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Elementary School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Comprehension
Lekwilai, Panya – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
Fluency in reading is critical for becoming a successful reader and strongly correlates with reading comprehension. Fluency in reading refers to appropriate reading speed, accurate word recognition, appropriate phrasing, and appropriate expression when reading orally. Reader's Theater (RT) is a reading instructional method that requires readers to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Correlation
Danielson, Kathy Everts; Harrington, Jeanne – Reading Horizons, 2005
Multigenre texts are a recent trend in children's books. These types of books can enhance students' comprehension and provide models of various types of writing genres. They can be used in differentiating instruction and increasing fluency when transformed into readers' theater texts. Many examples of multigenre books are provided in this article.
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Scripts, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedCorcoran, Carol A.; Davis, A. Dia – Reading Improvement, 2005
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a readers' theater fluency program. The participants were 12 students with learning disabilities in a combined second/third grade exceptional education classroom. Through the use of pre and post reading attitude surveys, field notes recorded by the observer, and pre and post oral fluency…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Grade 3, Special Education
