Four scripts (chronological order, compare and contrast, problem/solution, and cause/effect) explain text structures.

Judging Criteria：script and plot 20%, pronunciation 20%, chunking 20%, intonation 20%, group performance 20%, total 100%.

It involves children in oral reading through reading parts in scripts. In using this strategy, students do not need to memorize their part; they need only to reread it several times, thus developing their fluency skills. The best reader's theater scripts include lots of dialogue (Reading Rockets, 2015).

Two or more people read a brief piece of writing from a script, assuming the roles of particular characters. So in reader's theaters, there will always be at least be two characters, but most of the time even more!

The basic principle of Readers Theatre is that a text is read aloud in small pieces at a time by a number of different readers. It thus combines oral and written language in a dramatic way. In some versions of Readers Theatre, dramatised scenes complement the reading.

Characteristics of Readers Theatre: Narration serves as the framework of dramatic presentation. No full memorization. Scripts are used openly in performance. No full stage sets. If used at all, sets are simple and suggestive. ... No full costumes. If used at all, costumes are partial and suggestive, or neutral and uniform.

Readers Theater Scoring Rubric Make students ACCOUNTABLE for their readers theater performance by distributing this rubric to the audience. The performers are scored on the following four criteria; expression/tone, fluency, volume, participation.