I appreciated your inclusion of the many aspects of this activity (i.e. advantages, difficulties, rules, tips, adaptations) Participation aspect was really fun – just wish we could have spent more time on this
Group 1 You guys did a great job explaining what Readers Theatre was. Denise gave lots of examples and explanations so that it was easier to understand. You guys seem to work well together. I enjoyed your ideas and appreciated the various readers’ theatre’s dialogues that you handed out.
The group did an excellent job explaining in detail what “Readers Theater” is – very strong introduction! I loved how you gave so many suggestions on assessment as well as how you supported things with current research and gave some current teacher’s thoughts and opinions on Readers theater. It’s too bad we did not have more time to actually go through your lesson. Reading your script in our groups was a lot of fun. I’ve seen Readers theaters used in class before but never quite experienced “warming-up” with voices. You used some interesting exercises for this. I’m sure kids love them.
Great presentation! - I liked how you used Power Point to present your information about Reader’s Theatre. It was nice to be able to follow along. I also liked the use of “real” teacher quotes. - I enjoyed participating in the Reader’s Theatre. I can see how it would get students’ attention: it makes them instant stars! - I especially like Savitri because it could be used cross-curricular (socials & language arts).
Group 1: Reader’s Theatre This was a great idea to help students with their reading fluency and their ability to be expressive when reading. Many students do not intrinsically know how to put expression in their reading, and “Reader’s Theatre” is a fun and interactive way to teach them. My favourite part was the ability to integrate other subjects into this lesson. For example, if students were to create their own script for math (describing and/or explaining a concept) so many levels of comprehension and abilities would be at play. How would go about teaching students how to write a script?
Reader’s theatre: Jack and the Bean Stalk. I have never seen reader’s theatre done before, and I appreciated seeing it in action as well as being able to participate. It took me a while to really understand the use of warming up the voices. But I think I finally understood it. I think it gives the students a chance to get out the giggles, prepare for the task at hand, as well as to experiment with different voices, and this helps to teach students to read with annotation. Annotation gives text a little more meaning; a student can get a better sense of emotion from using annotation. Any practice a student can get with understanding the emotion of text is a good thing.
I enjoyed listening to this presentation because it was visual (powerpoint). Your group provided excellent examples and did a nice discussion regarding multi-age and other types of readers. Good work! The only negative thing I wanted to say was if you had more time, you could have provided a demo of what a good or bad presentation looked like and for dennis not to use too much slang, ie. damn!
It was neat to see this presented because it was the topic for my paper. The vocal warm-up initially threw me for a loop, but it was effective and I think this would be great for intermediates especially who might be more reserved. One thing I wondered about was, how would you respond to a student who refused to go up in front of the class for a demonstration? I only ask because I've seen students shut down who never had warning that they might have to go up in front of the class. Cool presentation!
Here are some things that I enjoyed within your presentation: •PowerPoint presentation, as it gave me a visual to follow •The comparison (play vs. Readers theatre), good information to have when needing to give arguments on the benefits of having readers theatre within your classroom curriculum •The broken heart activity was interesting, a great resource for my practicum
•I loved the idea of having the video clip component! It is a great hook idea! •I thought the activities you presented to introduce the vocabulary that the students may not know was a great future resource (used pictures to have the students try to determine definition of the word ‘Mongoose’). •The hand-outs were great hands on visual aids that allowed me to see exactly what you were talking about!
The power point presentation was beautifully set up, and gave the class a great visual to follow. Also, you gave a good, detailed description of exactly what Readers theatre is. The activity templates were great. Good job!
Remember: you don't want to hand out materials before giving the directions! Even us, adults, had to be told to leave them alone and listen to the instructions.
Group 1, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation, it was a great introduction to Readers Theatre. I had not been previously exposed to Readers Theatre and enjoyed participating in the activity. It is a great way to create a euphoria in the class. In particular, I really appreciated the vast examples of extension ideas and assessment tools you provided us with.
You really covered the topic of reader's theatre. Maybe even a little too much. It was good to have that background, however, of what readers' theatre is and how to incorporate it into the classroom. I really enjoyed the "warm-up" voice activity. You feel so silly in front of the class making funny noices, but I think that relieves a lot of the nerves that kids may be feeling when they are about to do readers' theatre. Thank you for sharing! :)
Hi Group 1, I think that your presentation was very informative. I really appreciate all of the information that you shared and look forward to trying reader’s theatre. It was really fun when we got an opportunity to try reader’s theatre since I had never done it before. You guys really made it clear that reader’s theatre is not about putting on a show, but about repeated reading. Doing readers theatre would be a great way to get students reading fluently.
Group 1: Thank you for providing such a thorough and informative presentation on “reader’s theatre”. Prior to your presentation, I did not have any experience with this teaching strategy, but now I feel well informed; not only in how to incorporate this strategy into my classroom but also why it is important to do so. I especially liked the suggestions and recommendations for cross curricular activities using various “scripts” and introducing the initial stories using “book talks”. I also liked your recommendation that struggling readers can take on the role of “director”, however, I see this only as a “gentle” introduction to reader’s theatre for these students because they are the ones who need the practice the most It was also fun to have “hands-on” practice doing reader’s theatre-too bad we ran out of time before we could finish! Shanie
Like others I have not heard of this. I really liked the idea as it was an alternate way to get kids reading without the pressures of reading it and then answering questions. In addition it gives students an opportunity to be involved in the reading process. Also it is a very easy set up, as we all know easy set up is great due to the limited time we have to do activities in the classroom.
I really appreciated the thorough introduction of what kinds of activities lead up to and constitute a Readers Theatre lesson, as I have previously had little exposure to this strategy in the classroom setting. I really enjoyed the hands-on activities you presented surrounding the, “Savitri,” and, “Jack and the Beanstock,” stories. Reading in the role of the various characters proved to be a lot of fun even for us as adults, which really inspired me to try this great strategy out with a class of my own. I thought it was important that you addressed the needs of ESL students, who you suggested could take on the Director’s role, as to encourage full class participation but in a less threatening way. I liked how you suggested that this activity could be adapted to suit the needs of all learners by having students choose the story they would like to present. Lastly, I liked how you stated it could be used across the curriculum, with fiction as well as non-fiction texts, as this is something I may not have otherwise thought of. Thanks for an enjoyable and enlightening presentation!
I never thought about using readers theater in other subjects other than language arts so thanks of suggesting it for different topics. I really enjoyed the story of "Savitri".
The only think that I would say that I might do a little differently is to give the students the criteria on how to speak etc. before the students start practicing so they can include the criteria in their practice.
Thank you to you all for the wonderful explanation of Readers Theatre. The power point presentation made it easy to follow along and visually appealing. Harpreet you gave some wonderful ideas about demonstrating how to teach student to perform and I loved the energy clap. The broken heart activity sounded interesting and something fun to try. The practical application was informative as to how groups can be made and confidence built.
I appreciated your inclusion of the many aspects of this activity (i.e. advantages, difficulties, rules, tips, adaptations)
ReplyDelete Participation aspect was really fun – just wish we could have spent more time on this
Group 1
ReplyDeleteYou guys did a great job explaining what Readers Theatre was. Denise gave lots of examples and explanations so that it was easier to understand. You guys seem to work well together. I enjoyed your ideas and appreciated the various readers’ theatre’s dialogues that you handed out.
The group did an excellent job explaining in detail what “Readers Theater” is – very strong introduction! I loved how you gave so many suggestions on assessment as well as how you supported things with current research and gave some current teacher’s thoughts and opinions on Readers theater. It’s too bad we did not have more time to actually go through your lesson. Reading your script in our groups was a lot of fun. I’ve seen Readers theaters used in class before but never quite experienced “warming-up” with voices. You used some interesting exercises for this. I’m sure kids love them.
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation!
ReplyDelete- I liked how you used Power Point to present your information about Reader’s Theatre. It was nice to be able to follow along. I also liked the use of “real” teacher quotes.
- I enjoyed participating in the Reader’s Theatre. I can see how it would get students’ attention: it makes them instant stars!
- I especially like Savitri because it could be used cross-curricular (socials & language arts).
Group 1: Reader’s Theatre
ReplyDeleteThis was a great idea to help students with their reading fluency and their ability to be expressive when reading. Many students do not intrinsically know how to put expression in their reading, and “Reader’s Theatre” is a fun and interactive way to teach them. My favourite part was the ability to integrate other subjects into this lesson. For example, if students were to create their own script for math (describing and/or explaining a concept) so many levels of comprehension and abilities would be at play. How would go about teaching students how to write a script?
Reader’s theatre: Jack and the Bean Stalk.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen reader’s theatre done before, and I appreciated seeing it in action as well as being able to participate. It took me a while to really understand the use of warming up the voices. But I think I finally understood it. I think it gives the students a chance to get out the giggles, prepare for the task at hand, as well as to experiment with different voices, and this helps to teach students to read with annotation. Annotation gives text a little more meaning; a student can get a better sense of emotion from using annotation. Any practice a student can get with understanding the emotion of text is a good thing.
I enjoyed listening to this presentation because it was visual (powerpoint). Your group provided excellent examples and did a nice discussion regarding multi-age and other types of readers. Good work!
ReplyDeleteThe only negative thing I wanted to say was if you had more time, you could have provided a demo of what a good or bad presentation looked like and for dennis not to use too much slang, ie. damn!
Otherwise, it was a good presentation.
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ReplyDeleteIt was neat to see this presented because it was the topic for my paper. The vocal warm-up initially threw me for a loop, but it was effective and I think this would be great for intermediates especially who might be more reserved.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I wondered about was, how would you respond to a student who refused to go up in front of the class for a demonstration? I only ask because I've seen students shut down who never had warning that they might have to go up in front of the class. Cool presentation!
Esanju
Here are some things that I enjoyed within your presentation:
ReplyDelete•PowerPoint presentation, as it gave me a visual to follow
•The comparison (play vs. Readers theatre), good information to have when needing to give arguments on the benefits of having readers theatre within your classroom curriculum
•The broken heart activity was interesting, a great resource for my practicum
Here is some feedback on your presentation!
ReplyDelete•I loved the idea of having the video clip component! It is a great hook idea!
•I thought the activities you presented to introduce the vocabulary that the students may not know was a great future resource (used pictures to have the students try to determine definition of the word ‘Mongoose’).
•The hand-outs were great hands on visual aids that allowed me to see exactly what you were talking about!
Great presentation!
The power point presentation was beautifully set up, and gave the class a great visual to follow. Also, you gave a good, detailed description of exactly what Readers theatre is. The activity templates were great. Good job!
ReplyDeleteRemember: you don't want to hand out materials before giving the directions! Even us, adults, had to be told to leave them alone and listen to the instructions.
Group 1, I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation, it was a great introduction to Readers Theatre. I had not been previously exposed to Readers Theatre and enjoyed participating in the activity. It is a great way to create a euphoria in the class. In particular, I really appreciated the vast examples of extension ideas and assessment tools you provided us with.
ReplyDeleteYou really covered the topic of reader's theatre. Maybe even a little too much. It was good to have that background, however, of what readers' theatre is and how to incorporate it into the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the "warm-up" voice activity. You feel so silly in front of the class making funny noices, but I think that relieves a lot of the nerves that kids may be feeling when they are about to do readers' theatre.
Thank you for sharing! :)
Hi Group 1,
ReplyDeleteI think that your presentation was very informative. I really appreciate all of the information that you shared and look forward to trying reader’s theatre. It was really fun when we got an opportunity to try reader’s theatre since I had never done it before. You guys really made it clear that reader’s theatre is not about putting on a show, but about repeated reading. Doing readers theatre would be a great way to get students reading fluently.
Group 1:
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing such a thorough and informative presentation on “reader’s theatre”. Prior to your presentation, I did not have any experience with this teaching strategy, but now I feel well informed; not only in how to incorporate this strategy into my classroom but also why it is important to do so. I especially liked the suggestions and recommendations for cross curricular activities using various “scripts” and introducing the initial stories using “book talks”. I also liked your recommendation that struggling readers can take on the role of “director”, however, I see this only as a “gentle” introduction to reader’s theatre for these students because they are the ones who need the practice the most It was also fun to have “hands-on” practice doing reader’s theatre-too bad we ran out of time before we could finish!
Shanie
Like others I have not heard of this. I really liked the idea as it was an alternate way to get kids reading without the pressures of reading it and then answering questions. In addition it gives students an opportunity to be involved in the reading process. Also it is a very easy set up, as we all know easy set up is great due to the limited time we have to do activities in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated the thorough introduction of what kinds of activities lead up to and constitute a Readers Theatre lesson, as I have previously had little exposure to this strategy in the classroom setting. I really enjoyed the hands-on activities you presented surrounding the, “Savitri,” and, “Jack and the Beanstock,” stories. Reading in the role of the various characters proved to be a lot of fun even for us as adults, which really inspired me to try this great strategy out with a class of my own. I thought it was important that you addressed the needs of ESL students, who you suggested could take on the Director’s role, as to encourage full class participation but in a less threatening way. I liked how you suggested that this activity could be adapted to suit the needs of all learners by having students choose the story they would like to present. Lastly, I liked how you stated it could be used across the curriculum, with fiction as well as non-fiction texts, as this is something I may not have otherwise thought of. Thanks for an enjoyable and enlightening presentation!
ReplyDeleteI never thought about using readers theater in other subjects other than language arts so thanks of suggesting it for different topics. I really enjoyed the story of "Savitri".
ReplyDeleteThe only think that I would say that I might do a little differently is to give the students the criteria on how to speak etc. before the students start practicing so they can include the criteria in their practice.
Other than that, I enjoyed the presentation.
Thank you to you all for the wonderful explanation of Readers Theatre. The power point presentation made it easy to follow along and visually appealing. Harpreet you gave some wonderful ideas about demonstrating how to teach student to perform and I loved the energy clap. The broken heart activity sounded interesting and something fun to try. The practical application was informative as to how groups can be made and confidence built.
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