Voices from the School Yard: Responding to School Stories through Readers' Theater.

Kieff, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ644827

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Publication Date: 2002

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Voices from the School Yard: Responding to School Stories through Readers' Theater.

Kieff, Judith

Journal of Children's Literature, v28 n1 p80-87 Spr 2002

Presents a literature cluster composed of stories about schools that are adaptable to readers' theater and appropriate for use with grades 3-6 students. Presents a synopsis of each text (a book of poetry, 2 nonfiction books, 6 novels and 2 picture books) along with suggestions for adapting and presenting them as readers' theater. Includes a brief response by Debbie Fox. (RS)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Reader Response, Readers Theater, School Attitudes, School Culture, Student School Relationship, Units of Study

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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