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From Children's Literature to Readers Theatre
From Children's Literature to Readers Theatre Author:Elizabeth A. Poe, Katherine Paterson How do you get children excited and engaged with books? Get them onstage! Readers Theatre is a staged reading of literature during which participants read from scripts, conveying the book s story using voice and facial expressions. It offers educators an innovative opportunity to acquaint young people with quality literature, develop their publi... more »c-speaking skills, and teach teamwork in an activity that is as entertaining as it is educational. Poe, creator of many Readers Theatre programs, explains how to create successful programs, offering
Detailed instruction for ways librarians can help children and teens develop and perform their own Readers Theatre scriptsAn annotated bibliography of 100 books suggested for their Readers Theatre potential with excerpts from scripts and the passages from which they were adaptedProgramming ideas that can be adapted for use across different age levelsComments from prominent children's authors who have shared Readers Theatre experiences with Poe Combining the theoretical and the practical, Poe s book helps youth services librarians assist young people in developing a lifelong love of literature.« less