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How does drama support

language & literacy?

For: Parents &


Educators
Language Learners (early childhood)
ELL (English Language Learners)
MLL (Multiple Language Learners)
Diverse Student Population
Various learning styles
Students with disabilities

Lets Play a Game


Its a Spoon
We will pass the spoon to each
person in the circle.
You will use your imagination
to turn the spoon into another
object. We will use original
ideas.
Say, Its a spoon, its not a
spoon. Its a.....

How was literacy


supported?
Used our body to communicate ideas (multiple
representations)
Non-verbal representations, voice, actions
Repeated a phrase...Its a spoon...
Listen to others responses
CPS-prepares for using reading and writing strategies
purposely.
Creates community where all ideas are valued

How Can We Describe


Literacy?
Using strategies with
purpose for reading
and writing

Literacy in the 21st


Century
According to the National Council of Teachers
of English (NCTE)......
Communicative & cultural practices which
include being proficient and fluent in:
Reading and writing
Built intentional connections with others to
pose and solve problems collaboratively
Design & share information for global
communities
Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple
streams of information
Create, critique, and evaluate text

Research Shows
Language and literacy is developed
through
Exploring language through dramatic
play
Using vocabulary in context
Communicating their understanding
through performance.

Drama in Literacy is Enhanced


by?
Practicing through a
culturally and contextual,
student-centered
performances.
Students are able to
express their
understanding in various
ways. (Assessment)

ACTION: How can drama


support literacy in your
classroom?
Some drama strategies include:

What Does This Look Like


Through Drama
Strategies?
Some drama strategies
include:
Write a script.
Students assume the roles of
farmers, delivery personnel,
or consumers.

What Does This Look Like


Through Drama
Strategies?
More strategies:
Students relay the process of
farm to table through actions
and vocabulary.
Analyze and discuss other
groups representations of the
process.
Self reflection

Makes Thinking
Visible
Drama Assessment
Demonstrate Understanding through
authentic practice and performance.
Communicate in a variety of
methods.
Reading body language
Interpreting

Drama Teaches
Literacy

We feel free to say things in role that we


wouldnt normally say

Resources
Cornett, C. E. (2011). Creating meaning through literature and the arts: arts integration for classroom teachers (4th
ed). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon/Pearson.

Tompkins, G. E. (2010). Literacy for the 21st century: a balanced approach. Boston, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon.

NCTE http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/21stcentdefinition

Spoon image <www.popsugar.com>

Drama image <http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/grout/413.htm >

Seeds of Literacy image <https://grassroots.groupon.com />

Image Thinking Cap <www.swsc.org>

Image Scriptwriting <http://www.mediastream.co.za/scriptwriting.htm>

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