Against All Odds: Readers Theatre for Grades 3-8
In this collection of 25 scripts, students are introduced to famous people who have faced and overcome challenges, such as Tom Cruise's dyslexia, Zina Garrison's bulimia, and Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis. While the title indicates that the selections are for grades 3–8, they are written for remedial or developmental readers with a readability level of grades 2–3 and probably would not hold the attention of average readers above the fourth grade. In addition to the requisite character list, story...