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Cramer, Hetty – Audiovisual Instruction, 1976
A description of how a fourth grade class filmed their class play of Cinderella. (HB)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Films, Grade 4, Student Developed Materials

Schickedanz, Judith – Language Arts, 1978
Suggests ways to create dramatic play environments in which children can have experiences with all the language arts. (DD)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Preschool Education
Seymour, Sandra Maginley – Teacher, 1978
A play in TV news format headlines the regulations on vowels and consonants. (Editor)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Elementary Education, Phonemes, Phonics

Wagner, Betty Jane – Language Arts, 1978
Describes how a teacher can personally assume a role and thereby facilitate students' role playing. (DD)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Elementary Education, Role Playing, Teacher Participation
Sternberg, Patricia – Learning, 1987
Dramatic play games emphasizing creative thinking and listening skills offer an emotional outlet for the entire class. Games involving pantomime, musical instruments, and communication are described. (CB)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Dramatic Play, Educational Games, Elementary Education

Christie, James F. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1987
This paper critically examines recent studies investigating the relationship between dramatic play and story comprehension. Four issues to be addressed are (1) play and contextual variables; (2) treatment effects on different subjects; (3) length of effects; and (4) size of effects. Recommendations for future research are made. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Effect Size, Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension
Bodel, Mimi – Learning, 1987
This step-by-step approach to class plays will allow students to explore literature, think creatively, and learn to work together. Discussed are how to teach acting, choosing a story, teaching the story, rehearsing, and creating costumes and sets. (MT)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Elementary Education

O'Neill, Cecily – Theory into Practice, 1985
The essential nature of drama is a liberating act of imagination, of self-transcendence. A session is described in which the class maintained the delicate balance of dual consciousness and focused its attention and empathy on an illusory but possible world, creating and being responsible for the meaning of its construction. (MT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creativity, Dramatic Play, Group Dynamics

Wagner, Betty Jane – Theory into Practice, 1985
At a summer program designed to create a purpose for writing, 18 children moved from everyday language to diction appropriate to monks experiencing a significant moment in communal life. Scribes copied the children's words in a careful italic hand, providing pressure for even more precise diction and dignity of language. (MT)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Diction, Dramatic Play, Elementary Secondary Education

Booth, David – Theory into Practice, 1985
Reading and drama are closely related in the learning process, interacting to develop the same personal resources in the child, building links between print and experience, dream and reality, self and other. The pressure and authenticity of the drama can help children create new knowledge and make different and necessary connections. (MT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Elementary Secondary Education, Imagination

Clift, Renee – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1985
Students in four secondary school classes were taught two lesson topics, the first by dramatic reenactment, the second by lecture/seatwork. Concept acquisition, retention, and students' attitudes toward the instruction form were measured. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dramatic Play, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes

Silverman, Paul – English Journal, 1976
Describes a program of half-hour, lunch period, dramatic productions staged by high school students. (DD)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Dramatics, Extracurricular Activities, Secondary Education
Drucker, Jan; Franklin, Margery B.; Wilford, Sara – 1999
Pretend play is often undervalued and ignored. This videotape and accompanying booklet highlight how the dramatic scenarios, microworlds, storytelling, and block building of pretend play provide young children the opportunity to develop skills for a lifetime of intellectual, social, emotional, and creative development. The booklet describes the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Language Acquisition, Pretend Play

Miller, Romana – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1970
Theatre, particularly the use of puppet shows and games, can play an important role in the development of the personality of the preschool child. (NH)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Dramatics, Games, Personality Development
Martin, Barbara L.; Foshee, Neill H. – Educational Technology, 1996
Presents a fictional mystery scenario that addresses issues concerning instructional technologists and the debate surrounding media and methods. (LRW)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Persuasive Discourse