Torbay Literary Festival: Reader's Theatre - Sea Themed Adventures

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Reader’s Theatre: Sea-themed adventures for 6-11 year olds Join us for an interactive, sea-themed Reader’s Theatre experience. Through poetry, picture books and dramatic extracts, children will explore rhythm, character and atmosphere – bringing texts to life through expressive reading and performance. The session builds towards a joyful final showcase, where voices combine in celebration of story. Suitable for all primary-aged children and their families, and primary teachers exploring Reader’s Theatre strategies. Helen Prince is an English teacher, literacy adviser and former senior leader with over 25 years’ experience. Author of the Boost Your Vocabulary series by OUP, she is also the ‘Word-Up’ podcast host for Oxford Education, and co-author of 50 Ways with Oracy. She works internationally as a children’s story presenter for schools across China. Working nationally on English GCSE reforms, she champions story-led approaches that build confident readers and powerful young voices. Rebecca Underwood spent 25 years teaching and leading across the primary phase, specialising in Early Years. A former Co-Headteacher and School Improvement Lead for Teacher Development and EYFS within a large Multi-Academy Trust, she is now a Research Impact Assistant at the National Institute of Teaching.