Drama in the Classroom: Reader’s Theatre as Fluency Practice
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Posted on: December 20, 2022
Read tips on how to implement reader’s theatre in the classroom and download free reader’s theatre scripts.
Oral Language
Speaking and listening skills are the foundation of literacy development in children. Oral language serves as the basis for written language.
Posted on: December 20, 2022
Reader's Theatre Scripts
These scripts can be used for reader's theatre, which is an interpretive performance of a dramatic piece. The scripts include roles for 6–8 readers and lists of potentially unfamiliar vocabulary words. Some scripts also feature a list of idiomatic or colloquial expressions used within the piece, which teachers and caregivers can pre-teach, especially for bilingual students.
Reader's theatre can be used to teach and practice reading fluency. Read our blog post on reader's theatre for more information.
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Practice Paraphrasing With a New Game
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Posted on: February 22, 2022
English learners can have fun with their families and learn a communication strategy by making and playing a card game.
Paraphrase Game
Players describe nouns so that other players can guess them. This game provides practice using paraphrasing strategies, which are helpful when a speaker is struggling to use an unknown word.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teen’s Home Learning: Combine Reading Aloud With Guided Play to Develop Listening Comprehension Skills
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Posted on: December 14, 2021
Retelling a story with household items and conversation facilitates use of listening comprehension skills.
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Focus on Language Development During Shared Reading
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Posted on: October 26, 2021
Keep characteristics like rhyming and other language elements in mind when selecting and reading aloud a book together.
Incorporating Oral Language Learning Throughout the School Day
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Posted on: September 28, 2021
Take three basic steps to implicitly and explicitly teach language to help develop this foundational skill for young students.
Learning English With Your Children and Teens: Using Junk Mail to Practice English
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Posted on: March 30, 2021
Engage the family with activities that practice English vocabulary, grammar, speaking, and more.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Engaging Preschool and Kindergarten-Aged children in Literacy-Focused Guided Play
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Posted on: May 19, 2020
Caregivers can implement three key elements to help grow literacy and pre-literacy skills.
Supporting Your Children’s and Teens’ Home Learning: Educational Video Programming and Literacy Learning
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Posted on: April 21, 2020
Three tips to keep in mind while watching TV as a home learning activity.