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Han, Eunhye P. – Dimensions, 1991
Reviews the way in which story dramatization stimulates children's development. Discusses five steps in the process of story dramatization. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Creative Expression, Dramatic Play
Dauphin, Melissa; Kinney, Elisabeth M.; Stromer, Robert; Koegel, R. L. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
We evaluated an intervention package for teaching generative sociodramatic play activities to a young boy with an autism spectrum disorder. In Phase 1, the boy learned computer activity schedules that featured embedded video models of what to say and do. A 3 x 3 instructional matrix defined 9 activities to be performed involving combinations of 3…
Descriptors: Play, Dramatic Play, Autism, Matrices
Singh, Basil R., Ed. – 1994
The development of educational and social relationships among students of different ethnic groups and social backgrounds is examined in these explorations of the reduction of prejudice among school children. Qualitative methods are used, and emphasis is placed on the role of collaborative learning and on the strategies and techniques teachers can…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Data Collection
Genishi, Celia – 1982
The discourse of Mexican-American preschoolers during sociodramatic play was investigated to learn what the children knew about the social world and how this knowledge was organized in their speech. The theoretical framework for the study was derived from two sources: the psychological construct of the script and the sociolinguistic view of play…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, Dramatic Play, Incidence
Cormier, Raymond – 1988
A second language program developed at Wilson College (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) with a federal grant uses the Rassias Method of theatrical, dramatic language saturation. In the first application of the program at the college, peer tutors (who would be assistant teachers in the subsequent immersion program) were trained in a three-day workshop.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Second Language Programs, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development
Stern, Virginia – 1981
The findings of nine studies comparing the symbolic play of middle-class and lower-class children are summarized and examined in detail. Related research problems are discussed and directions for future research are indicated. Examination of the studies indicated that few general conclusions can be drawn from them about the relative quality of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
Fraser, Barry J.; Koop, Anthony J. – 1977
This report evaluates motivational materials related to the history of mathematics. Materials produced included plays, written articles, slide-tape presentations, and videotapes. Two of these, plays and written articles, were chosen for intensive study. The study included a survey of teacher opinion, a student questionnaire, and evaluations by…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Dramatic Play, Educational Research, Evaluation
Goodman, Jess A., Jr. – 1978
Reading, writing, speech assignments for special education classes, English as a second language and many other classroom projects can be taught through the involvement created by Readers Theatre. Readers Theatre is the presentation of dialogue-type material in play form. The actors hold the script as they move through it and a narrator's voice…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Dramatics, Dialogs (Language)
Coney, Ruth; Kanel, Sylvia – 1997
Interactive drama, a simplified form of drama, is a vehicle through which children can become involved with literature. When preservice teachers are presented with interactive drama in a college setting, it serves as an introduction to the simple, effective learning experiences available through informal drama activities. In an interactive drama,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Dramatic Play, Educational Environment
Stolberg, Judith Rothschild; Daniels, Ellen R. – 1998
In child-centered education programs, children construct their own knowledge from their experiences and interactions with the world around them, and teachers foster children's growth and development by building on children's interests, needs, and strengths within a safe and caring environment. The Step by Step educational program developed a…
Descriptors: Art Education, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Dyson, Anne Haas – 1997
Based on an ethnographic study in an urban classroom of 7- to 9-year olds, this book examines how young school children use popular culture, especially superhero stories, in the unofficial peer social world and in the official school literary curriculum. In one sense, the book is about children "writing superheroes"--about children…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childrens Writing, Dramatic Play, Ethnography
Briggs, Jean L. – 1998
This book examines dramatic interactions between a 3-year-old Inuit girl and the adults in her world. In these playful yet emotionally charged dramas, Inuit adults enact with children the plots that drive Inuit social life; they test, act out problems, entertain themselves, and create children who think and feel like an Inuit. The child, Chubby…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Canada Natives, Child Development, Child Rearing

Strandell, Harriet – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1997
Presents results from ethnographic study on children's everyday life in Finnish daycare centers. Raises question of the relationship between play and real life, and analyzes play and playfulness as communicative resources used by children in creating everyday routines. Argues play is not a separate children's world; by using play, children also…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Behavior, Daily Living Skills
Munn, Dawn – Environmental Education, 1995
Recounts a week-long environmental program that revolved around staff dressing up as Alpha Centaurions to point out pollution on Earth. Activities were chosen to teach students about ways in which our environment is being ruined and students were encouraged to look for solutions. Activities included zoo visits, ecological study of Brockhill Valley…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation Education, Dramatic Play, Ecology

Robb, Laura – New Advocate, 1990
Describes how one instructor incorporates daily poetry "breaks" in middle school. Explains that students begin by listening to Eve Merriam's "How to Eat a Poem," then imitate poems first in pantomime, then with sound and action. Notes that students later write and trade poems, and end the term with a poetry festival. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools