Correct Response: B. Readers theatre promotes reading fluency and comprehension by providing meaningful opportunities to reread a text multiple times with particular attention to reading with appropriate expression. Expanding-level English language learners have enough academic language that this task would be appropriate and beneficial for them. A is incorrect because Language Experience Approach activities are more appropriate for entering- and emerging-level English language learners. C is incorrect because word sort and semantic mapping activities help students build vocabulary but do not directly promote development of fluency and comprehension. D is incorrect because choral reading activities can promote prosody but do not directly help students improve comprehension skills. Also, pattern books, and often poetry, contain repeated lines that students can memorize and repeat without actually having to read those parts of the text.
