Story Drama in the Special Needs Classroom (eBook)

Step-by-Step Lesson Plans for Teaching through Dramatic Play

Jessica Perich Carleton (Autor)

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2012
160 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-85700-469-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Dramatic play can be applied to a diverse range of school subjects and recreational settings and is guaranteed to enhance students' learning and encourage artistic expression. Lesson plans take teachers through every aspect of running fun and engaging story dramas with ways to adapt them to meet the needs of the inclusive or special needs group.

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Introducing drama to the learning experience is guaranteed to enrich a child's development, and is an especially effective approach for children with special educational needs, including those with autism spectrum disorders. This practical handbook offers teachers an array of simple and easy-to-implement theatrical techniques that will enhance students' learning and encourage artistic expression.The author demonstrates how dramatic play doesn't have to be restricted to drama lessons and can be applied to a diverse range of school subjects and recreational settings. 'The Little Red Hen', for example, covers themes that are relevant to literacy (rhyming and rhythm), maths (counting seeds), science (discussing farming), and art lessons (designing costumes). Step-by-step lesson plans take teachers through every aspect of running fun and engaging story dramas, including warm ups, movement, songs and props. Handy tips throughout suggest ideas for developing the plays further and ways to adapt them according to the needs of the group.This book will be an essential and comprehensive guide for anyone interested in drama as an educational tool in inclusive or special needs settings.

Autor

Jessica Perich Carleton has an MA in Theatre Education from NYU and has conducted workshops, masterclasses, residencies and youth summer programs covering all aspects of theatre making. She served as the Arts Outreach Coordinator for VSA Arts of New Jersey, The State Organisation on Arts and Disability, and has presented research to the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. Jessica has taught English and Drama in schools, universities, theatres and outreach programs across the United States, in the UK and around the world, and has also directed and performed on the international stage. She currently resides in Paris, France.

Inhalt

Preface. 1. What is Theatre/Drama-in-Education?. 2. Getting Started. 3. Teacher Theatrics. 4. The Dramatic Formula. 5. Step-by-Step Story Dramas 1: The Little Red Hen. 6.Step-by-Step Story Dramas 2: We're Going on a Bear Hunt. 7. Further Suggestions for Story Dramas. 8. How to Write Your Own Story Drama. A Note from the Author. Appendix: Words to We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Carleton. Glossary of Drama-in-Education Terminology. References. Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.1.2012
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: ART • ASD • Autism • Expression • Handbook • inclusive • learning • Literacy • Maths • Science • Sen • theatrical techniques
• ISBN-10: 0-85700-469-7 / 0857004697
• ISBN-13: 978-0-85700-469-7 / 9780857004697