Fluent reading features appropriate speed, accuracy and prosody. Recently it has been highlighted the role of the prosodic skills to promote a faster reading and better comprehension for children in primary school. The purpose of this study is to analyze how to enhance lexical competence, involved in reading speed and deeper comprehension of the text, through Readers Theatre focusing on prosodic skills.
After considering the scientific literature in the field, this study identifies Good Practises for the systematization of the intervention aimed to groups of children from second to fifth grade, with or without learning difficulties or disabilities.
Keywords: Readers theatre, lexical competence, fluency, reading, prosody, reading comprehension.