Exercises for teachers to use in primary school classrooms to develop language skills through a method described as readers' theatre. It includes shared reading, improvising on a favourite story, performing a text and creating scripts. Presents and discusses many practical examples of how teachers can develop and adapt stories for performance. Also providing complete scripts and a discussion of particular books that work well for performance, a bibliography of further books and stories that can be successfully adapted for the purpose is provided. The author is a senior lecturer in curriculum studies at the South Australian College of Advanced Education.
Susan Hill
Susan Hill is a renowned British author known for her haunting gothic novel "The Woman in Black." Her writing style is characterized by atmospheric settings, psychological depth, and subtle suspense. Hill's key contributions to literature lie in her ability to craft chilling tales that linger in the reader's mind long after the final page.