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Saltz, Eli; Johnson, James – 1973
Disadvantaged preschool children directed in the role-enactment of imaginary stories were found to be superior to control children (who did not engage in role playing) on several measures of social and cognitive development. Fantasy play training resulted in a higher incidence of spontaneous sociodramatic play, higher scores on an interpersonal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Dramatic Play, Fantasy

Klepac, Richard L. – Mental Retardation, 1978
The Nevada State School and Hospital has begun a program in social dramatics aimed at bringing retarded adults into social responsibility. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Dramatic Play, Mental Retardation

Schuncke, George M. – Social Studies, 1978
Presents basic information for teachers about how to use role-play, dramatic play, and simulations in the elementary social studies classroom. Explains how to proceed through the introduction or warm-up, the activity itself, and the follow-up evaluation. (AV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Elementary Education, Process Education
Kenny, Adele – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1987
The article explores the use of drama in counseling gifted, creative, and talented students. Five constituent instruments (stage, subject, director, auxiliary egos, audience) in the psychodramatic method are described as well as the four techniques (double ego, mirror technique, role reversal, soliloquy technique) basic to the psychotherapy…
Descriptors: Catharsis, Counseling Techniques, Creative Dramatics, Dramatic Play
Care, Jean-Marc – Francais dans le Monde, 1976
Discusses roles for improvised role-playing as a language exercise in the French class. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Elementary Secondary Education, French, Language Instruction
Debyser, Francis – Francais dans le Monde, 1976
Proposes French language learning activities based on dramatic techniques. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Elementary Secondary Education, French, Language Instruction
Heathcote, Dorothy – Elementary English, 1970
Defines educational drama as role-taking" which consists of creative work" and coping-work." (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Dramatics, Dramatic Play, Dramatics
English, Eleanor B. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1980
The basic premise of the Movement Research Project (MRP) is to have groups of undergraduate students investigate, report, demonstrate, and teach selected movement activities of peoples from various historical periods by combining movement with dramatic techniques. (JN)
Descriptors: College Students, Dance, Dramatic Play, Higher Education

Lipson, Greta B. – Clearing House, 1977
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Creative Teaching, Dramatic Play, Problem Solving
Myhre, Susan M. – Texas Child Care, 1997
Notes that dramatic play is an important outlet for toddlers and small children, and that prop boxes allow children to know their world, role play, and enhance their imaginations. Provides lists for 20 different prop boxes, and information on getting started, collecting, organizing, and using prop boxes. (SD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Creative Expression, Dramatic Play

Oaks, Harold R. – Design for Arts in Education, 1989
Defines theater as a medium in which students can channel their energies in positive and creative ways. Addresses the issue that major universities should concentrate on training secondary theater teachers rather than performance actors in order to improve theater education at the secondary level. Recommends a unification of the national theater…
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Dramatics, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation

Littlewood, William T. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1975
Role playing in language teaching uses language as a means of communication, treats language as part of a larger behavioral unit and places language in a situational context. Levels of role performance include functional, actional, acquired, and ascribed; levels of role adoption are imitation and internalization. (CHK)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Imitation, Language Instruction, Nonverbal Communication

Rosen, Catherine Elkin – Child Development, 1974
Descriptors: Black Youth, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Dramatic Play
Yawkey, Thomas Daniels – 1977
This paper examines aspects of role playing in young children focusing specifically on the importance of role playing, the components of role playing and how to use role playing. The importance of role playing is discussed and several reasons for believing that role playing is related to intellectual and social development and to learning language…
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Moore, Betty Jean – 1976
Oral language development, the single most important factor in determining readiness for reading, may be enhanced through creative drama, especially role playing. Role playing is spontaneous play which traditionally has served many purposes, including promoting socialization. It can also be a unique method of recreating historical episodes in…
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Dramatic Play, Elementary Education, History Instruction