Mother Goose Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591585008)

Written for children reading at first and second grade levels, this readers theatre book uses Mother Goose rhymes as its basis, making it especially valuable to teachers and librarians working on building fluency skills in their beginning readers. The book offers plays based on well-known rhymes, complete with presentation and instructional follow up suggestions. The author also offers staging diagrams that enable teachers to use each script with entire classrooms of students, and he includes lists of further teaching resources for each play as well. Reading levels are based on accepted readability formulas. Several of the scripts feature simultaneous Spanish translations--a real plus for ELL programs. An introductory chapter discusses the educational value of using readers theatre with young readers and ELL students. Grades 1 and 2.

Author: Anthony Fredericks
ISBN-10: 1591585007
ISBN-13: 9781591585008
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 10.73h x 8.49w x 0.53d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2007 pg. 265