Sparx– Dynamic Literacy Through Sound

Coming to New England in February 2005 and offering Boston area schools a 20 percent discount for all bookings for assemblies and radio drama workshops made by January 21^st.  The fresh approach of Sparx assemblies go one step further than most drama-based literacy assemblies; students begin to listen deeper and with greater focus. That can have an incredible payoff in the classroom where so much of learning is based on listening skills.

 It is 1936. Picture a kid staring intently at his family radio, enthralled by the latest installment of his favorite radio serial.  Could we take some of our classroom instruction and infuse it with that kind of appeal?  Anthony Palermo has unlocked secrets of sound that teachers can take away from Sparx assemblies to create innovative activities in their own classrooms to reach their literacy goals.

 Sign up by January 31^st 2005 and also receive a free Sound and Literacy Tool Kit, with secrets to success for creating dynamic reader’s theater experiences in schools. This a $65 value which includes a classroom set of original scripts for a 20 minute radio drama of your choice, accompanying sound cue CD, instructions for creating all the fun sound effects needed for the play, plus a lesson idea sheet linked to language arts, social studies and science teaching standards. Contact  for booking information.

 Teachers say this about Sparx' materials and presentations:

 The radio drama was a total hit.  It went so well and your help was invaluable.  You made my estimation of humanity go up a notch.  You are truly a wonderful spirit. 

Kim Roen
Marin County, California

 I loved the audience's response to the punch line on Hare Dryer.  It was great.  Thanks for having such an imagination and sharing it.

Suzanne Glover
Santa Rosa, California

 Research says this about Reader’s Theater:

 Studies showed 1-3 years growth in reading fluency in just 10 weeks of using Reader's Theater in the classroom (struggling readers gain the most).

Scholastic Instructor magazine
“ The Power of Reader’s Theater”
January 2003

While asking children to read silently is an accepted practice, research shows it is not as effective as guided-oral-reading in helping children become fluent readers.

The National Reading Panel
2000

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TONY PALERMO is an audio theatre producer, performer, and educator living in Los Angeles, California.
He performs professionally, conducts workshops, and produces programs for hire.

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