{"id":87404,"date":"2025-06-18T11:22:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=87404"},"modified":"2025-06-18T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:22:38","slug":"literacy-camp-teaches-reading-with-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=87404","title":{"rendered":"Literacy camp teaches reading with confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Hays State University\u2019s Science and Mathematics Education Institute hosted a Kids Literacy Camp inside Custer Hall this week. Led by Sarah Miller, an associate professor of Teacher Education, the camp featured a drama-oriented approach to improving youth reading skills by adding techniques like vocal tone and facial expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"468\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87393\" data-id=\"87393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10.jpg?resize=790%2C468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C607&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C219&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C455&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C911&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1214&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-1-of-10-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The SMEI Kids Literacy Camp took place in Custer Hall from June 16-18.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"420\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87403\" data-id=\"87403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-2-of-10.png?resize=790%2C420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-2-of-10.png?resize=1024%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-2-of-10.png?resize=370%2C197&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-2-of-10.png?resize=150%2C80&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-2-of-10.png?resize=768%2C409&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-2-of-10.png?w=1427&amp;ssl=1 1427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sarah Miller gathers students in a circle for an activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"481\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87395\" data-id=\"87395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10.jpg?resize=790%2C481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C624&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C226&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C468&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C937&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1249&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-3-of-10-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Each student, along with Summer Noyce Scholars, share their favorite characters from literature and what they would say.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"650\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87396\" data-id=\"87396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10.jpg?resize=790%2C650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C843&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=316%2C260&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C123&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C632&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1264&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1685&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-4-of-10-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Miller teaches three things in the reading camp: fluency, expression and voice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"430\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87397\" data-id=\"87397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10.jpg?resize=790%2C430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C557&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C201&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C82&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C418&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C835&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1114&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-5-of-10-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Natalie Schears helps a kid with an activity.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"599\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-87398\" data-id=\"87398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-6-of-10.jpg?resize=790%2C599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-6-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C777&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-6-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=342%2C260&amp;ssl=1 342w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-6-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C114&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Literacy-6-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C583&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The camp plays Charades.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach was implemented to help children enjoy literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of kids show up and are unhappy to begin with,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThey think, \u2018Oh, gosh! Mom signed us up for a reading camp. How boring.\u2019 But they quickly find out that it\u2019s going to be fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller makes it fun with a technique called Reader\u2019s Theater, an acting technique in which text is read with dramatic effect to increase fluency, since readers have to practice reading their lines with expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey have to read them with emphasis and put emotion into it,\u201d she said. \u201cThey also have to read it fluently. So, they don\u2019t want to read their lines fast or slow. They have to read it at a nice, comfortable pace that somebody would want to listen to. All of these things help to build reading fluency because they\u2019re able to build their comprehension skills while they\u2019re putting emphasis into their characters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key intention, as Miller noted, is to help young readers gain confidence in their skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you have struggles with reading, you are possibly not confident in your reading skills, which makes you not want to read,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThis Reader\u2019s Theater gives students confidence in their reading so they\u2019ll be encouraged to practice at home, and eventually, begin reading more at home. 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