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Pricing Guide

$$$ Depends on number of teachers, classrooms, and materials needed for the school year, ranges between $3,000-$20,000.

$$ Ranges from $1,000-$2000 depending upon location, number of teachers attending, etc.

$ $9.95 per person (discount for multiple registrations).

Past Participants

The workshop was fun and extremely helpful. I now understand why I should use reader's theater in my classroom.

Julie B, California

I never realized reader's theater was so effective as an academic activity, and that there is research to support it. I'm glad that this fun activity is also going to make a difference in my student's lives

Sharon C, California

On-Site Workshops

Workshop with Playbook® Reader's Theater Materials $$$
Purchase your program materials along with the training session for your teachers to use with students throughout the school year.
(Multiple stories with 6 student copies per title)

Workshop Only $$
Purchase a workshop for learning how to implement a variety of reader's theater materials that are available or for implementing.
(Playbooks® Reader's Theater materials purchased separately)

Workshop on the Web - Online Webinar (free with kit purchase) $
Attend an interactive reader's theater workshop online, live or at a later date.
Click here for webinar ordering options.

In just 90-120 minutes, participants will learn...

How reader's theater is a compelling, engaging and easy-to-implement academic reading activity that meets reading and literacy requirements under Title One, Reading First, 21st CCLC, ESL/ELD, Special Ed, etc.

Why reader's theater is the most popular form of "Repeated Guided Oral Reading;" a research-based and proven method for improving reading fluency and comprehension, and how it can save you time during guided reading activities.

The importance of including the "arts" in reading programs in altering the attitudes of young people toward themselves and each other, and how this is especially helpful for children with disadvantaged backgrounds in building self-esteem and a love of reading

How reader's theater doesn't require memorization, props, or a stage and is much easier to implement than typical theatrical plays and provides a balanced platform for all students to shine, rather than a spotlight for just a few

Different reading, performance and student grouping methods and what works best.

How reader's theater provides reading role models for academic growth in a fun, engaging and entertaining setting.

The impact multi-leveled and color-coded text has on reading, listening, and speaking success.

The importance of assigning roles and structuring groups carefully and purposefully and the factors to consider.

How to structure a weekly program with proper repetition and rotation for different types of programs and goals and over varied lengths of time.

Coaching techniques for acting and expression, read-aloud etiquette, the optional use of mini-costumes, and rewarding students for exceptional effort and performance.

Why and how to include cross-curricular activities, and how to enhance a reader's theater program with "over-acting" games.

How to measure the effectiveness of a reader's theater program including an assessment plan and techniques for before, during, and after the program.

How to include reader's theater in your future grant applications.

Interactive audience participation makes this workshop fun and exciting. Participants also get hands-on experience assigning roles and actually performing a short reader's theater play right in the workshop in small non-threatening groups.