Opheim's Reading Theatre

Opheim students put on a Reader's Theater program on April 11, where students were assigned a character and had to act out the plot for those in attendance.

Reader's Theater is a collaborative strategy for developing oral reading fluency through reading parts in scripts. Though students do not need to memorize their part, they do re-read the script several times to build familiarity with the language and have the opportunity to practice the expressions associated with the script.

This program allows students to practice reading aloud, which helps improved with the ability of reading with accuracy, speed and expression. By performing a script, the students not only gain a deeper understanding of what they are reading, but also involves collaboration with other students in order to bring together the script to life.

The following were the plays and characters played by the students:

Let's Get Growing

Characters

Narrator 1 – Howard

Narrator 2 – Bekah

Seed – Eli

Water – Sadie

Sun – Avery

Soil – Orrin

At The Farm Characters

Farmer Mac – Elliot

Jaden – Kyra

Yusef – Kolby

Cleo- Ashlin

Hunter – Hayden

How Our Town Got

Its Name Characters

Narrator (Marigold's Brother) – Colton

Joshua (Marigold's Father) – Shaden

Marigold – Alice

Mayor Sterling – Tate

The Time Capsule Characters

Jackie – Paytin

Katherine – Sheila

Sam – TJ

Rory – Travis

Mrs. Martin - Jade