Benefits of Using Sentence Frames

Sentence frames are one easy way to focus on a language structure, provide scaffolded support for ELLs and explicitly teach English language structures.

Teacher's Guide: Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave, a novel written in free verse by Katherine Applegate, tells the story of Kek, an eleven-year-old boy from the Sudan who arrives as a refugee to Minnesota in the middle of winter.

Cuentos y Más

Celebrate the joy of reading with Cuentos y Más, a dynamic show offered by the Arlington Public Library in Arlington, VA and winner of the Outstanding Children's Program award by the Virginia Public Library Directors Association.

Literacy Connections: Readers' Theater

This webpage has description of Readers' Theater and links to many useful websites that offer tips for doing Readers Theater in the classroom, including where to find scripts online.

Readers' Theater Scripts and Plays

This section from Teachingheart.net offers links to numerous scripts, as well as some books with collections of Readers' Theater plays and activities.

Readers' Theater Tips

This informative site from Aaron Shephard site has step-by-step instructions on how to implement Readers' Theater in the classroom, as well as a link to a book by Aaron Shephard called, "Readers on Stage."

Readers' Theater Resources

This is another informative website with information on how to stage Readers' Theater for different grade levels from Lois Walker.

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