Readers Theatre for Young Children

by Win Braun and Winn Braun

Readers Theatre in Rhyme features 22 reproducible tales scripted in rollicking and sometimes whimsical rhythms and rhymes. These include well-known traditional tales from around the world and a modern version of an urban Red Riding Hood adapted from a story written by a young Manitoba author. Using these scripts is an engaging way for older and younger readers alike to work in a collaborative learning environment and to learn the importance of critical listening. Teachers will enjoy the unique approach to instruction. These scripts are invitations to all--the struggling reader, the ESL learner, and the most competent reader in the class.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1895805368
• ISBN13: 9781895805369
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Portage & Main Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 1 to 2 years

Customer Reviews

Perfect for 1st Grade

Kids love these scripts! I'm a 1st grade teacher, and I use these readers theater scripts with both my beginning and advanced readers. Regardless of level, the kids love to practice and perform these scripts.The many rhyming or rhythmic poems and nursery rhymes in this book help motivate students, encourage reading for comprehension, and build reading fluency. Students also learn to work together as a small group to provide a quality performance.The scripts in this book are appropriate for high Kindergarten through mid-2nd grade reading levels. Most of the scripts in this book are for 2-reader, 3-reader, and 4-reader performances, although any could be made into choral performances. The scripts include both well-known and more obscure poetry and range from simple to complex vocabulary and meanings.I highly recommend this book to 1st grade teachers who incorporate or would like to incorporate readers theater in their classrooms.