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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
Download full textSwanson, 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
Peer reviewedMoss, P. D. – Educational Review, 1979
Describes an experimental project where taped stories were presented to secondary pupils for their formal responses. Responses were correlated with age, IQ, and reading ability. In general, older students had higher appreciation and awareness scores, independent of any formal ability factor. Texts of these Australian stories are appended.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Listening, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation
