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Type :Article
Subject :LB Theory and practice of education
ISSN :2232-0458 /eISSN 2550-1771
Main Author :Zainiah Mohamed Isa
Additional Authors :
  • Loy, Chee Luen
  • Agnes Vimala Sewestian
  • Ainon Omar
Title :The effect of a reader’s theater on preschool children’s reading fluency and comprehension
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Place of Production :Tanjong Malim
Publisher :Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia
Year of Publication :2013
Notes :Vol. 3 No. 2 (2013): Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers & Teacher Education (JRPPTTE)
Corporate Name :Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun
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Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun
Previous studies revealed that Readers Theater instruction has improved fluency and comprehension skills of kindergarten children. In this study Reader_s Theater has been implemented to investigate its effectiveness towards improving fluency and comprehension skills of kindergarten children in Malaysia. Using quasi- experimental research design and qualitative methods, data was collected from 50 kindergarten children in the District of Batang Padang, Perak. The experimental study was carried out for six weeks where the control group was given the passage of the story, while the treatment group received Readers Theater scripts of the same story. Test statistics indicated significant differences between the treatment and control groups; Z = -3.00, p .05 in comprehension skills. It can therefore be concluded that Readers Theater instruction is beneficial to increase fluency skill for the kindergarten children in Malaysia and thus recommended as part of literacy enhancement in the kindergarten classroom. Keywords: Kindergarten; children; reader_s theater; repeated reading; fluency; literacy; comprehension.

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