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Quinn, Anna – English Journal, 2005
Anna Quinn, an English teacher, describes her use of dramatic activities for interpreting texts along with other techniques to help improve college reading skills. Students have demonstrated measurable increases in reading levels by using drama to fill textual gaps, charades to increase vocabulary, blending into the characters, predicting the…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, English Teachers, Drama, Dramatics