In its simplest sense, readers theater is the presentation of written work in a dramatic format. The fundamental difference between readers theater and traditional theater is that performers read their lines. With readers theater there's no memorization, and usually there are no sets or costumes. There's also little or no stage movement. It's…

Educating parents through outreach and public library programs is essential if children are to be given a head start at reading. However, once they are enrolled in school, it is important that education staff use the resources at their disposal to expose children to a book-rich environment and have them engaged with books for the sheer fun of it.…

This is the first article in a three-part series on the use of CD-ROM storybooks, poetry collections, and writing programs to motivate beginning readers. This initial article discusses the usefulness of CD-ROMs for teaching young students in the emergent literacy stage. A sidebar explains how multimedia stimulates learners. (Author/LRW)