Famous Americans

By Mela Ottaiano

Subjects: Biography, One-act plays, American, Drama in education, Children's plays, American, Fluency (Language learning), Children, juvenile literature, Plays, Study and teaching, Biography, juvenile literature, History, ancient, Reading comprehension, Oral reading, American Historical drama, History, ancient, juvenile literature

Description: Help build students' reading fluency and build awareness of important people in U.S. history through fact-based, original plays about 22 famous Americans. These read-aloud biographical plays provide kids with the repeated practice they need to read with speed, automaticity, and expression-the key elements of fluency. Background information, discussion questions, extension activities, and literature links round out this versatile resource. A great way to connect social studies content with reading.