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ERIC Number: EJ1261509
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2374-7404
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The Boys Are Back and They're Looking for Drama
Young, Chase; Polk, Lisa; Durham, Patricia; Kerbs, Macie
Texas Journal of Literacy Education, v8 n1 p112-125 Sum 2020
In this article, the authors describe some recent research on Readers Theater in the elementary classroom that examined gender differences and achievement. In one particular study, boys who participated in Readers Theater significantly outperformed their peers in reading comprehension. Elementary school boys reported enjoying Readers Theater because it is different from the norm, and it is a collaborative and social activity. In order to look beyond numbers and survey responses, the authors observed second graders in action. Indeed, the boys were actively engaged, smiling, laughing, reading, and appeared to enjoy participating in Readers Theater. The following narrative was constructed to help illustrate the potential for Readers Theater to engage young boys in reading.
Texas Journal of Literacy Education. Texas Woman's University Department of Reading, MCL 9th Floor, PO Box 425769, Denton, TX 76204. Web site: http://www.talejournal.com/index.php/TJLE
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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