Playbooks, Inc. hosts
Reader's Theater Workshops
at 2010 National Title I Conference

We will be offering free independent Reader's Theater Workshops at the National Title I Conference being held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC in January. Our exciting and interactive workshop will be held at the same location as the conference; in National Harbor Room #8. There will be two sessions to choose from: 8:00 - 9:30 am, and 4:00 - 6:30 pm on Thursday, January 21. Attendees will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis. If you wish to reserve a free spot, follow the link below to submit your information.

Reserve Your Free Spot Here

Playbooks® will also be an exhibitor at the National Title I Conference from January 21 - 23, 2010 in Washington, DC. We will be in Booth 500 so don't forget to stop by and enter our drawing to win a free story set!

Learn more about the professional development opportunities at the National Title I Conference.

Reader's Theater is ideal for Title I instruction because it fulfills the requirements of "Repeated Guided Oral Reading" while being easy to implement and maintain within a program. With Playbooks® multi-leveled roles, the needs of students of many reading abilities are met with one story which they can read together, each at their own confidence and ability level. This arrangement creates reading role models which are an important part of building fluency.

Reader's Theater is also an innovative, measurable, and sustaining teaching method that meets stimulus fund requirements for both supplemental reading materials and staff development. Playbooks, Inc. provides a grant narrative helpful for supporting Reader's Theater under the Title One grant. If you'd like a copy of this narrative, which also discusses methods for pre- and post assessment of Reader's Theater, please contact us by telephone at 1-800-375-2926.

	Playbooks® Featured Author This month we would like to put the spotlight on Kelli Casas, one of our newest Playbooks® authors! Kelli joined us with her first story, A Tumblestone Tune, and her newest story is an adaptation of the classic tale, Stone Soup, our featured story of the month which you can read about below. Kelli makes a valuable addition to our Playbooks® team because in addition to her love of writing, she is a professional theatrical stage performer!
Kelli has been involved in productions around the US as well as in Japan.  Some of her favorite roles include: Shelby in Steel Magnolias, Cinderella in Into The Woods, Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Lucy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.  Kelli has performed at many Civic Light Operas and Concert Halls in Southern California and has been heard on Vineyard Record Label.  In addition to her stage background, she has also been seen in such television series as The West Wing, Charmed, Las Vegas, Studio 60, The OC, The Sharon Osbourne Show and in the Disney movie, The Shaggy Dog. Kelli's knowledge and experience with acting brings her a keen perspective for creating Reader's Theater that will bring out the best expression and enthusiasm in students!