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"True Wizardry": Readers Theatre in the Classroom. PEN 79.
Robertson, Marion E. – 1990
This article describes Readers Theater (a form of group storytelling in which two or more readers present a piece of literature by reading aloud from hand-held scripts) and advocates its use in the classroom. The paper's seven sections are as follows: (1) What is Readers Theater; (2) Readers Theater and Its Conventions (discussing scripts,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Arts
Reading and Writing Readers' Theatre Scripts. Reading Around Series No. 1.
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Swanson, Charlene C. – 1988
Intended for elementary school teachers, this short pamphlet describes the processes involved in executing a readers' theater. Much easier to implement than dramatic performances, reader's theater is seen as part theater and part oral interpretation. As outlined in the pamphlet, the procedures for implementing readers' theater in the classroom…
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literature Appreciation