Readers Theatre Resource List

Readers Theatre is a fun and engaging tool you can use with your students. This strategy calls for you to adapt stories of any kind into plays. You can alter the story however you'd like, to make the plot fit your own lives better, and then act them out with your students. It’s a great way for them to make connections in reading and learn comprehension. Read about tips in my blog post here.

Here are some great resources to use when creating your own Readers Theatre:

Aaron Shepard
This webpage is a resource that provides free scripts for readers theatre groups aged at children ages 8-15. This will accommodate middle school learners and provide materials for teachers wishing to try reader's theatre in their classroom.

International Literacy Association
This resource gives a definition of readers theatre and gives implementation ideas for using readers theatre in the classroom. This webpage provides additional resources for readers theatre as well.

Scholastic
Detailed information and tips for using reader's theatre in schools.

American Library Association
Guide to reader's theatre in the classroom and creating your own script

Teaching Reading & Writing in Middle School
RTScripts
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