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More Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers
Suzanne I. Barchers, Charla R. Pfeffinger
ISBN: 1-59158-363-2
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-363-9
152 pages
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Publication: 5/30/2006
List Price: $25.00 (UK Sterling Price: £17.95)
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Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
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Description: More Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers contains thirty all new scripts organized into three sections with ten scripts each for grades one, two, and three as analyzed by the Flesch Kincaid readability formula. As with Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers, each script includes suggestions for props, presentation, and the like. For the first section, more choral and/or group responses is included, with particular emphasis on rhyme and repetition.

After more than a decade in print, Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers continues to outsell all comparable books on Readers Theatre. More RTBR capitalizes on both the popularity of Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers and the emphasis on fluency due to the recommendations of the National Reading Panel. Further, the fact that many classrooms now have ESL students or struggling readers provides a demand for more easy scripts. The introduction includes a brief overview of how to get started with Readers Theatre, with particular attention to the needs of young students. Thirty new scripts are organized into 3 sections with ten scripts each for grades one, two, and three as analyzed by the Flesch Kincaid readability formula. As with RTBR, each script includes suggestions for props, presentation, and the like. For the first section, more choral and/or group responses is included with particular emphasis on rhyme and repetition. Grades K-2.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    The Two Frogs
    Bear, The
    Frank and the Giant
    The Fish in the Tree
    The Little Green Frog
    Bobino
    Cat and Mouse, Friends Forever
    The Flower Queen's Daughter
    The Proud Apple Branch
    The Three Brothers
    King Frost
    The Lute Player
    Clever Maria
    The Enchanted Prince
    The Hazelnut Child
    Blockhead Hans
    The Glass Mountain
    Big Klaus and Li]tle Klaus
    Lizzie and the Cats
    The Monkey Prince
    The Soldiers and the Dragon
    Boots and His Brothers
    Martin and the Magic Ring
    The Steadfast Tin Solodier
    The Young Man and His Cat
    Index
About the Author: Suzanne I. Barchers Ed.D., has written fifty books, ranging from college textbooks to children's books. (See books and other readers theatre scripts at www.storycart.com.) Currently the Editor in Chief and Vice President of Leapfrog, she has served as a public school teacher, an affiliate faculty for the University of Colorado, Denver, an acquisitions editor for Teacher Ideas Press, and Managing Editor at Weekly Reader. She also serves on the PBS Kids Media Advisory Board and is a past member of the board of directors for the Association of Educational Publishers (EdPress).

Charla R. Pfeffinger received her bachelor of science degree in elementary education and her master's degree in reading from Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Mrs. Pfeffinger was an educator in Illinois for twenty-two years before retiring. She has been a contributing author to Learning magazine, Storycart Press, and the author of A Teen's Book of Lists, Holiday Readers Theatre and Character Counts! Promoting Character Education: Readers Theatre.
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