Against All Odds: Readers Theatre for Grades 3-8

By Suzanne I. Barchers and Michael Ruscoe

Book Overview

This book of readers theatre scripts for low-achieving middle grade readers is meant to inspire. Written at readability levels of grades 2 and 3, students who struggle with reading will enjoy learning about the lives of people both current (Bob Woodruff) and historical (Franklin Roosevelt) who are inspirational because of their perseverance and ability to overcome adversity in their daily lives. By reading, performing, and discussing these plays about people who possess the important character trait of perseverance, students will not only practice their oral reading skills, thus building the important skill of fluency, they will also build their own models for good character. Grades 3-8. Readability Levels: Grades 2-3.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591586771
• ISBN13: 9781591586777
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 10.9"