Play In A Book

Specialties

Play In A Book is a drama based supplemental reading program for K — 8^th grade students available in the classroom or in a home based setting with one on-​one or small group instruction. At the core of this highly engaging program is a series of readers. Children hear a story, act it out, and then analyze the story through discussion and comprehension based worksheets. Skills are developed in fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and phonological awareness.

The Act It Read It Series of books (developed by Play In A Book) provide a valuable tool for differentiated instruction, allowing children to work at their own reading ability within the multi-​leveled scripts. The series aligns with Common Core Standards and is an effective teaching tool. We work with students in area schools with a comprehensive 30-​week enrichment program designed to boost critical reading skills by an overall average of 40%.

History

Established in 2011.

Play In A Book has published five titles and is in production on the 6^th of The Act It Read It Series of books for the K — 8^th grade students. Each title contains a fully illustrated story with embedded phonics skills and includes a multi-​leveled five act script that the children act out.

The Play In A Book program has worked at Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, in ten Chicago Public Schools, and in area Charter Schools. We are also available for private tutoring sessions. In addition to performing in-​school and after-​school programs, the program is available for small-​group workshops that build reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, and phonological awareness. Each program culminates in a performance of the play for an invited audience.

Meet the Business Owner

Laura S.

Business Owner

Laura is the author/​illustrator of The Act It Read It Series published by Play In A Book, the company she founded in 2011. In addition to working with students in Chicago area schools, she has worked as a teaching artist for the last 18 years. She is a member of Actor’s Equity Association, the International Readers Association, and the Independent Publisher’s Association. Additionally, she collaborated on the children’s book Through the Cracks (Davis Publications). She is a graduate of Ball State University and lives with her husband and two daughters in the Lincoln Square neighborhood in Chicago.

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