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Readers on Stage: Resources for Readers Theater, With Tips, Worksheets, and Reader's Theatre Play Scripts, or How to Do Simple Children's Plays That Build Reading Fluency and Love of Literature

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As an elementary school teacher and reading specialist, I've been thrilled by how much my students have enjoyed the chance to read and perform reader's theater. I would recommend Aaron Shepard's books to anyone interested in creative ways to teach literacy skills. The stories are fun, there are plenty of parts so that you can involve lots of kids, and they're also good for discussing story elements--especially character and plot. Once you've used one, you'll want them all!

Using the Reader's Theatre format is becoming more and more popular in Language Arts, Communication Arts, History, and Drama classes in public schools. Teachers, you do not need to take a summer workshop to use Readers Theatre. This book takes you by the hand and effortlessly guides you through the process.
Your students will love this participation activity!

I commend Aaron Shepard for producing the Readers theatres scripts which many teachers use for their classroom. I use them with my class. Reading and rereading the text helps my students become fluent readers. Thank you Aaron for this book.

I have been assigned at my school to teach Readers Theater as an enrichment class. I teach 6th grade Social Studies at Gilmer Jr High in Gilmer, Texas. Aaron Shepard's web site has been extremely helpful in getting me started so I purchased his Readers on Stage to get some background. I have only started the class and have really enjoyed the book and all the helpful hints. The material is presented in such a way to make, what could have been a miserable six weeks, to be something I am looking forward to sharing.

My 4th grade students beg me to let them do these and they love to share them with other classes. It has greatly helped increase their fluency.

I applaud Aaron Shepard on his gift to educators. This book is very good and user-friendly. Congratulations!