Memo:
This word wall is a strategy that could be used in the classroom to do with students to help them become more familiar with their science vocabulary. This word wall could be incorporated into the Readers' Theater activity in that the students will be able to uncover the meanings of their science vocabulary and elaborate on confusing concepts while they are reading. The definitions of the science vocabulary words should also be put into the Readers' Theater script so that students develop their understanding of science. Their retention of the vocabulary meanings will increase through the use of Readers' Theater because they are practicing their scripts more than once and the repeated readings help the vocabulary meanings to stick. Many pieces of science text will be nonfiction and it is important for teachers to know that nonfiction text can be used in Readers' Theater just as well as any other text could be. Students can take over the parts of the concepts they are reading about. For example, using some of the words above, there could be students that play the role of a producer, consumer, predator and prey in a Readers' Theater script about the food web.
Source:
Stewart, Melissa. (2010). Bringing Science to Life with Readers Theater. Knowledge Quest. 39(2) p.p. 80-82.
Kinniburgh, Leah and Shaw Jr., Edward. (2007). Building Fluency in Elementary Science through Readers’ Theatre. Science Activities. 44(1) p.p. 16-22.
This word wall is a strategy that could be used in the classroom to do with students to help them become more familiar with their science vocabulary. This word wall could be incorporated into the Readers' Theater activity in that the students will be able to uncover the meanings of their science vocabulary and elaborate on confusing concepts while they are reading. The definitions of the science vocabulary words should also be put into the Readers' Theater script so that students develop their understanding of science. Their retention of the vocabulary meanings will increase through the use of Readers' Theater because they are practicing their scripts more than once and the repeated readings help the vocabulary meanings to stick. Many pieces of science text will be nonfiction and it is important for teachers to know that nonfiction text can be used in Readers' Theater just as well as any other text could be. Students can take over the parts of the concepts they are reading about. For example, using some of the words above, there could be students that play the role of a producer, consumer, predator and prey in a Readers' Theater script about the food web.
Source:
Stewart, Melissa. (2010). Bringing Science to Life with Readers Theater. Knowledge Quest. 39(2) p.p. 80-82.
Kinniburgh, Leah and Shaw Jr., Edward. (2007). Building Fluency in Elementary Science through Readers’ Theatre. Science Activities. 44(1) p.p. 16-22.
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