Whether you choose a simple instant reading approach or a polished staged reading, remember that your readers will get more from the scripted experience if they are encouraged to "rehearse" by reading the stories repeatedly. Words and phrases which might be beyond a reader's demonstrated reading level can, through repetition, be more easily assimilated into a working vocabulary. Words are absorbed through repetitive drill, but done so without a tedious list of unrelated drill words. Instead, "drill" becomes "rehearsal" for the telling of a story, a play of words, a theatrical experience.

THE MOST IMPORTANT READERS THEATRE STRATEGIES ARE REPETITION AND REHEARSAL!

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