Songs and Rhymes Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers

Anthony D. Fredericks has written many books for Teacher Ideas Press. He is Professor of Education, York College, York, Pennsylvania, and the author of more than 50 teacher resource books as well as 20 award-winning children's books.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionWhat is Readers Theatre?Readers Theatre & FluencyWhat is the Value of Readers Theatre?Readers Theatre and the Reading/Language Arts StandardsPresentation SuggestionsPreparing ScriptsStarting OutStagingPropsDeliveryPost-PresentationBonus FeaturesReadabilityMusical VersionsMovement/DanceReferences

This resource involves students in reading and sharing poetry, and performing simple plays adapted from folktales. The content is simple and the short sentences make it user-friendly and age appropriate. Struggling readers will be motivated by these materials, and the practice of reading with a group and sharing text will help students increase reading fluency rates….[E]ach unit includes presentation suggestions, props, delivery, and Web sites where you can download the musical versions of each title….A useful volume for introducting readers theatre to elementary schools.