****A CENTRAL TEXT IN NEW YORK STATE\'S COMMON CORE CURRICULUM**** Want to try reader\'s Theater but don\'t know where to start? Or have you tried it but want to find ways to bring it more to life? Or are you just looking for a fun, easy way to lure young people into reading fluency, cooperative effort, effective communication, and love of literature? Readers on Stage is a collection of Resources for scripting, directing, and teaching reader\'s theater, primarily to ages 8 and up.
His extensive Web site, visited by thousands of teachers and librarians each week.
Aaron\'s lively and meticulous retellings of folktales and other traditional literature have found homes With more than a dozen children\'s book publishers, large and small, and With the world\'s top children\'s literary magazines, winning him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society.
He has also worked professionally in both storytelling and reader\'s theater, as a performer, director, and teacher trainer. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the author of many books, stories, and Scripts for young people, as well as professional books and Resources for writers and educators.
For the ebook, these materials are provided for viewing alone.
NOTE ON THE EBOOK: The sample materials in this book are meant to be fully reproducible -- but as most ebook apps do not allow printing, reproduction is generally possible only from the print edition.
Whether you\'re working With young readers, training teachers, or directing a professional company, you\'ll want this unique, detailed guide.
Finally, Part 4 gives listings of additional resources.
Use them to start With reader\'s Theater tomorrow in a classroom or library, or to lead your own workshop for adults.
For instance, you\'ll learn how young Readers can easily create their own Scripts Part 3 provides all the plans, notes, handouts, and Worksheets from actual reader\'s Theater workshops, ready for copying.
Part 2 highlights each major aspect of reader\'s Theater -- scripting, staging, and dramatic reading -- offering Tips and tricks you\'re not likely to find elsewhere.
Part 1 offers three sample Scripts to learn from and enjoy: The Legend of Lightning Larry, Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer, and The Baker\'s Dozen. ****A CENTRAL TEXT IN NEW YORK STATE\'S COMMON CORE CURRICULUM**** Want to try reader\'s Theater but don\'t know where to start? Or have you tried it but want to find ways to bring it more to life? Or are you just looking for a fun, easy way to lure young people into reading fluency, cooperative effort, effective communication, and love of literature? Readers on Stage is a collection of Resources for scripting, directing, and teaching reader\'s theater, primarily to ages 8 and up
