Reading Rocks!

I remember a persuasive speech I gave in college one year. It was all about the library. I began my speech by saying I had traveled to a faraway land, I met a famous person, and I learned how to build a bridge all in one afternoon. Such is the power of books! You can go anywhere, learn anything, and meet anybody if you know how to read. One of SchoolhouseTeachers.com’s newest courses is Reader’s Theater. Through a series of 76 short scripts designed to be read by two or more students, Susan Brown helps elementary students focus on reading with expression as opposed to memorizing lines of drama. These lessons are easily adapted to single-child households by having a parent read opposite the child or by having the child read the play in two different “voices.” A Reader’s Theater style approach gives purpose to reading, helps children develop reading fluency through repetition, increases comprehension since the text must be interpreted for performance, motivates children to read, and more. Struggling readers have help as well through Reading Remedies. Matthew Glavach has provided various approaches—analytic reading lab, global reading lab, music and reading lab, middle and high school reading lab—to teaching reading through printable materials and audio resources. There are more than a dozen units currently available, and a new unit posts each month.

Tammie Bairen
Editorial Assistant
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