Teaching Literacy through Drama

Creative Approaches

Patrice Baldwin, Kate Fleming

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Routledge
31 October 2002

Primary & middle schools; Teachers' classroom resources & material; Playscripts (Children's&YA); Educational: English language: reading & writing skills

"This fascinating new book provides teachers of children at Key Stages 1 and 2 with a much-needed source of exciting and creative ""brain friendly"" activities, designed to improve literacy. As useful for the drama novice as for the busy literacy co-ordinator, these flexible activities are designed to help teachers meet National Curriculum and National Literacy Strategy (NLS) requirements through the integration of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The book is carefully divided into three parts: Part 1 looks at literacy and the role of drama as a tool for teaching and learning. Part 2 contains ten structured, practical activities, each based on a different story, nursery rhyme poem, play or traditional tale, and each linked directly to the requirements and objectives of the NLS. Part 3 contains photocopiable Literacy Support Sheets for teachers to use and adapt for their own classroom needs. All units of work have been tried and tested by the authors, giving teachers a springboard from which to enhance and extend their literacy lessons, and engage the imagination and creativity of their pupils. The book is also the ideal resource for student teachers."

By: Patrice Baldwin, Kate Fleming
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780415255783
ISBN 10: 0415255783
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 31 October 2002
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I Introduction 1. Drama and Imaginative Role Play 2. Drama as a Creative Teaching and Learning Medium 3. Drama and Literacy 4. Drama and Thinking Skills 5. Drama and ICT 6. Assessment in Drama 7. Drama Strategies and Conventions Part 2 Introduction Unit 1 - Queen of Hearts; Unit 2 - Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers; Unit 3 - Voices in the Park; Unit 4 - The Last Wolf; Unit 5 - The Man Who Sold his Shadow; Unit 6 - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; Unit 7 - Theseus and the Minotaur; Unit 8 - The Lady of Shallot; Unit 9 - The Asrai; Unit 10 - Macbeth Part 3 - Literacy Support Sheets Introduction; Literacy Support Sheets 1 - 11

Patrice Baldwin is an LEA Adviser for the Promotion of Arts in Schools., Kate Fleming is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and English education at the University of Brighton. Both authors are educational scriptwriters for the BBC.

Reviews for Teaching Literacy through Drama: Creative Approaches

<p>'This is a well thought-out book, covering all current aspects of the subject in great detail ... This book will be most useful for training purposes and inexperienced literacy coordinators who have been landed with the job of reintroducing drama to their primary school.' - Ruth Bamford, NATE<p>'The richest section of the book is devoted to drama strategies and conventions. Clear, user-friendly guidelines take the teacher through a resource bank of lively tasks. These are supplemented by a set of practical units connecting the activities to a range of texts. The units are full of writing opportunities and there is a range of supporting material, including photocopiable pictures and activity sheets. If, like me, you need a bit of prompting to venture into the realms of drama, here's your prompt. Step out!' - Huw Thomas, Junior Education