Using Reader’s Theatre to Improve Oral Reading Fluency

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dc.contributor.authorHart, Erin
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-24T21:16:17Z
dc.date.available2016-02-24T21:16:17Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Reader’s Theatre on the reading fluency achievement of first grade students. The mid-year/end of year oral reading fluency portion of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Learning Skills (DIBELS) was used as the pretest/posttest for this study. A treatment group, receiving Reader’s Theatre, and a control group were chosen based on similar pretest scores. Reader’s Theatre was administered for five weeks, while the control group received the normal small group reading instruction. While the results of the study demonstrated that the students in both groups showed gains in oral reading fluency, the control group significantly out-preformed the Reader’s Theatre group on the posttest. This study contains internal and external threats to validity. Research concerning best practices for reading fluency instruction should continue; fluency is needed for strong independent reading comprehension.en_US
dc.format.extent29 p.en_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M29T60
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2366
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsCollection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate)
dc.subject.lcshReading (Elementary) -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshReaders' theater -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshFirst grade (Education) -- Research.
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate)
dc.titleUsing Reader’s Theatre to Improve Oral Reading Fluencyen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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