U-Otter Educational Books and Resources for Teachers for Children Benefits

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Educational Resources Ltd .
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At U-Otter-Read It We believe

• Learning is fun

• Learning is collaborative

• Reading and writing skills can and should be
  integrated throughout all areas of the curriculum.

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What is Readers Theatre?
  Two or more oral readers interpreting a script
for an audience.
Theatre of the imagination
Scripts may be based upon a variety of genres
such as stories, poems, and diaries
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Why Use Readers Theatre?
Reading skills developed in a supportive,
cooperative setting.
Frequent revisiting of text encourages and
promotes confidence and fluency. Typically,
readers preparing for performance will revisit
the text more than 15 times before reading before
an audience.
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Why Use Readers Theatre?
Numerous opportunities to explore and experience
rhythm and rhyme of language.
Emergent readers supported by the collaborative
nature of the task, and frequent modeling of
expressive oral reading

• Lends itself easily to multi-level readers and
  age groups.

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Why Use Readers Theatre?
A wide-range of literacy skills can be taught and
reinforced through readers theater
experiences early reading skills oral
interpretation fluency comprehension dramatic
skills
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Why Use Readers Theatre?
Provides a natural extension into longer works of
literature through themes, author studies or
curriculum links.
Supports and models writing

• Easily adapted For Literature Circles

Its fun!
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Professional Workshops
Workshops are constantly being updated and
adapted to meet the needs of host organizations.
At the present time, workshops are offered
throughout Canada and Eastern USA, and South East
Asia through teacher conventions, literacy
conferences and School Board hosted Professional
Development Events. In addition, U Otter Read It
sponsors, hosts and presents full day readers
theatre and literacy seminars.
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An Otter Invitation to Readers Theatre
Professional Workshops
I loved the class participation that was
encouraged, the wealth of books and strategies
shared and the enthusiasm of the speaker!
Early Literacy participant Victoria, BC
Early Invitation to Readers Theatre
Effective presentation covering a wide variety of
ideas and objectives for readers theatre. It was
so good, it was like taking a bite of a cookie
and wanting more. Thanks! . D. Stefishen,
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Early Literacy Strategies, Stories and Scripts
Good attention to the variety of ways of working
with a script. I think this may be a good
activity for English As Additional Language (EAL)
R. L. Pile, London UK
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U-Otter-Read-It Educational Resources
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Additional Resources

• Each book is a collection of 6 10 scripts,
  suitable for independent and advanced readers.
  Other titles include
• Twisters to Twangle the Tongue
• Manners and Mischief
• Rhymes and Lullabies
• Readers Theatre for Christmas

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