Playbooks, Inc. News Archive



All About Reader's Theater
News Blasts and
Classroom Exercises

Improve Reading With Expression
Through Student Demonstrations
... March 2010

Black History Month - Identify African American Accomplishments and Practice Reading With Expression ... February 2010

Help Struggling Readers in Middle School and Beyond... January 2010

Classic Christmas Poem Adapted to Reader's Theater for the Classroom ... December 2009

Paired Reading for the Early Stages of Literacy... November 2009

Building Test-Taking Skills With a Mini-Script ... October 2009

Put Parent/Family Night in the Spotlight This Year With Reader's Theater... September 2009

Camp Reader’s Theater™ Story With
Lesson on Classroom Behavior
.
.. July 2009

Attention Teachers: Have Your Students Make Their Own Summer Fun Tote Bags ... June 2009

Recognizing and Expressing Character Emotion
For Improved Comprehension
...
May 2009

Creating Earth Day Themed Reader's Theater For Fluency and Building Community Citizenship ... April 2009

Synchronize Reading With Movement to Improve Skills ... March 2009

Double Up the Benefits of Reader's Theater With Character Education Themes ... February 2009

Gain 'Multiple Literacies' With Reader's Theater and Visual Arts ... January 2009

Combine Reading and Singing for the Holidays ...
December 2008

All About Reader's Theater - What's it All About? ... September 2008

Story Provides Perfect Opportunity for Election Debate Lesson ... August 2008

Engage Both Readers and Audience With Costumes in Reader's Theater ... July 2008

Help Your Students Eliminate Poor Speaking Habits Over the Summer ... June 2008

"Over-acting" With a Reading Buddy ... May 2008

Building Expressive Reading Skills ... April 2008

Multiplying the Fun with Accents and Dialects in Reader's Theater ... March 2008

Gestures & Body Language Enhance Reading Comprehension ... February 2008

Varying the Tempo With Choral Reading .... January 2008

Interpretative Reading: How to Utilize the Pause .... December, 2007

How the Arts Can Enhance After-School Programs .... November 2007

Reading Fluency Is More Than Just Reading Fast and Accurately
....
October 2007

Reader's Theater... the most effective form of Repeated Guided Oral Reading! .... September 2007!

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Press Releases

Playbooks® Invited to Participate in Three Elementary Assemblies during Literacy Week
March 10, 2010

Playbooks® Invited to Teach Reader’s Theater Workshop at National After School Conference
February 10, 2010

Reader’s Theater Story For Improving End of Grade Test Success Published by Playbooks, Inc.
February 4, 2010

"Whole Child" Conference Features Interactive Workshop by Playbooks® Reader’s Theater
November 6, 2009

Playbooks® Reader’s Theater to Help "Rev up Learning" at American Library Association Conference
October 29, 2009

Playbooks® Reader’s Theater Helped Bring Stories to Life
at the Mission Viejo Reader’s Festival

September 14, 2009

Playbooks Reader’s Theater publishes new basketball story by world famous female basketball handler
April 14 , 2009

Playbooks Reader's Theater publishes thirs story in The Great Rhyme Travel Machine series focusing on ecology and saving the planet!
March 16 , 2009

Playbooks Reader’s Theater publishes My Wide World
of Sports

January 8, 2009

Playbooks Reader’s Theater has been recommended for the California After School Resource Center’s (CASRC) Collection of Reviewed Resources for After School.
November 17 , 2008

Playbooks Reader's Theater - An Approved Presenter at 2008 Florida After School Alliance Conference
September 22 , 2008

Enrichment Activity for Reading Fluency Presented at Florida Reading Conference
September 2 , 2008

Playbooks Reader’s Theater Helps Students Become Fabulous Food Detectives
August 14 , 2008

Playbooks Reader’s Theater Approved for U.S. Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning Centers Conference
July 8 , 2008

A Classic Story of the Three Goats Gruff ... with a Healthy Twist!
May 23 , 2008

Playbooks Reader's Theater Publishes Local Teacher's Sequel
May 9 , 2008

Reader's Theater Gets a Boost at BOOST (Best-Out-Of-School Time Conference)!
April 28, 2008

Popular Children’s Book Author has First Reader’s Theater Series Published by Playbooks, Inc.
March 26, 2008

After School Activity for Building Fluent Readers
March 10, 2008

Reading Tool With a Dramatic Twist Boosts Reading Proficiency
March 5, 2008

Local Teacher Publishes Second Reader's Theater Story
February 25, 2008

Reading Fluency Marvel: Increases Reading Proficiency
November 28, 2007
 

 

 


Recent Playbooks, Inc.
E-Newsletters

March 2010
   Turn Summer Learning Loss into Summer Gain With Reader's Theater!

February 2010
   Improve Your EOG Testing Success Rate With Reader's Theater

January 2010
   New Reader's Theater Implementation Video for Teens

December 2009
   Playbooks Hosts Reader's Theater Workshops at Title One Conference

November 2009
   
Teach ESL students with paired reading and Reader's Theater! - November News

October 2009
   
Focus on Test-Taking Skills With New Enchanting Reader's Theater Story

September 2009
   
School Fundraising With Reader's Theater

August 2009
   Lend and Extend Reader's Theater
for Enhancing Parental Involvement

July 2009
   Reader's Theater Staff Development Packages to Fit Your Budget

June 2009
   Reader's Theater Summer Fun Tote Bags - Prevent Summer Learning Loss

May 2009 - Special Edition
   New Camp Reader's Theater
Kits

May 2009
   Spring Into Expression!

April 2009
   Reader's Theater and other activities for Earth Day, plus prepare for summer learning!

March 2009
   Exciting New Story Featuring Famous Sports Performer

February 2009
   Celebrate Black History Month with Reader's Theater and more!

January 2009
   Saving Planet Earth - New Playbook® Story With Inspirational Song

December 2008
   Staff Development Workshops for Implementing a Reader's Theater Program

November 2008
   Discover the "Imaginative Learners" in Your Classroom -- Those That Connect to Reading Through Reader's Theater

October 2008
   New Grade Level Kits Provide Everything You Need For a Successful Reader's Theater Program

September 2008
   Reader's Theater a Great Enrichment Activity to Celebrate International Literacy Day

August 2008
 Non-reproducible color-coded scripts can cost you less in the long run.

July 2008
  We can meet your 6/30 order deadline with Reader's Theater- Plus, win a free set!

June 2008
  Avoid Summer Learning
Loss With a New Acting
and Reader's Theater Game

May 2008
   New Releases to Get Caught Reading With Reader's Theater

April 2008
   How to start your Reader's Theater Program & celebrating Earth Day

March 2008
   Celebrate "Read Across America" Out Loud ... Instead of Silently!
Adventures Across America with Two New Social Studies Playbooks.

February 2008
   Summer School Reader's Theater with Parent Involvement

January 2008
   Meeting Amazing Americans, Using Playbooks for Social Studies with New Playbook Story that features Famous People in History.

December 2007
   The Importance of Rhythm, Rhyme, and Music in Reading, National Handwashing Week.

November 2007
    Children's Book Week

October 2007
   ENHANCED SCRIPT TEXT FORMAT!... Improving Fluency in Middle School 

September 2007
    FREE Reading Assessment Test
to Start the School Year.  
   

August 2007
     Playbooks® Reader's Theater Simplifies Teacher Planning

July 2007
    Cross-Curricular Supplements

June 2007
    Let us prepare a complimentary customized "RT Title/Pricing Proposal" for you.

May 2007
     Playbook® Story Writing Contest 

April 2007
    Classroom Ideas for Earth Day

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