Which description best completes 'Choral reading and Readers Theater are good examples of'?

• A. Fluency-building activities.
• B. Standard testing formats.
• C. Individual reading.
• D. Silent practice.

Answer: (A)

Choral reading and Readers Theater are designed to build reading fluency—how smoothly and expressively students read aloud. In choral reading, the class reads together, providing a fluent model and giving practice with pacing, phrasing, and intonation. Readers Theater has students perform scripted dialogues, which emphasizes expression, emphasis on punctuation cues, and turning words into voices for different characters. Both activities give repeated oral practice in a collaborative, low‑stakes setting, boosting automatic word recognition and confidence so students can read more quickly and with better expression. They aren’t about testing formats, silent practice, or solitary reading, but about improving fluency through shared, expressive reading.