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When the role of readers theatre and the guidelines for utilising this method are investigated, it can be seen that different opinions about the effectiveness of this method are put forward. An experimental implementation related to the efficacy of reading theatre was conducted on 43 fifth grade students, 23 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group, who were studying in the central district of Ankara in the 2021- 2022 academic year. In this study, in which a true experimental pretest-posttest control group design was used, it was considered whether there was a difference between the pretest scores when determining the experimental and control groups, and attention was paid to the random assignment of the participants to the groups. The students in the experimental group were given practical training for two hours per week over a period of four weeks in order to familiarise them with the method and to constitute a preliminary preparation for the activities to be carried out. After the preliminary preparation stage, the main implementation was carried out with the students in the experimental group by teaching them with the readers theatre method for two hours per week over a period of twenty weeks. The lessons with the students in the control group were taught in line with the activities in the Turkish textbook. At the data collection stage of the study, after obtaining the necessary permission from the researchers who developed the scales, the “Reading Comprehension Test”, “Listening Comprehension Test” and “Effective Speaking Scale” were used. At the data analysis stage, the necessary analyses were made using the SPSS 22 software package. The findings obtained in the study showed that the students in the experimental group were more successful than the students in the control group in terms of reading comprehension, listening comprehension and effective speaking skills. As a result of the study, it was understood that readers theatre is an effective tool for the development of students’ comprehension and expression skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]