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Mellou, Eleni – Early Child Development and Care, 1994
Reviews research on adult intervention in children's dramatic play, citing theorists and researchers who believe that intervention is not useful at all; a balance can be struck between intervention and nonintervention; and only tutors should intervene to increase children's creativity. Concludes that most research supports appropriate intervention…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creativity, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
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Morrow, Lesley Mandel – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Examined 13 preschool classes to determine whether the voluntary literacy behavior of children could be increased by means of teacher-guided introduction of reading and writing materials into dramatic play areas. Thematic play with teacher guidance and literacy materials yielded significantly increased literacy behavior. (SH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Dramatic Play, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children
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Ariel, Shlomo – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1992
Ways that molecular and molar semiotic analysis of children's sociodramatic play can lead to new insight into children's interpersonal relations and social development is demonstrated. The method is illustrated through analysis of play transcripts of 2 girls aged 4.5 and 5.5 years. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Fantasy, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children
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Briggs, Jean L. – New Directions for Child Development, 1992
Used both a noncontextual mode and a natural history mode of analyzing the emotionally charged dramas that form an important part of the socialization of Inuit children. Focused on a three year old's participation in such a drama. Analyzed themes and plots of the incident. (MM)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Dramatic Play, Eskimos, Ethnography
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Morado, Carolyn; Koenig, Rosalie; Wilson, Alice – Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes a collaborative compensatory program for at-risk kindergarten, first-, and second-grade students, in which literature, drama, music, and movement are woven together into miniperformances that develop and support literacy learning. Discusses the process of developing a miniperformance, and lists suggested books with stories for…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Dramatic Play
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Hogan, Claudia; Howe, Nina – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 2001
This study investigated the effects of prop realism on the play of 24 preschoolers. Observations of play sessions revealed that highly realistic props and low-realism props elicited equal amounts of group dramatic play. However, low- realism props generated greater diversity of play themes, more fantasy role enactments, and more nonintended use of…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
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Sheldon, Amy – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1996
Focuses on the discourse skills used by some white, middle-class, advantaged preschool girls to manage their disagreements. The article shows how their management of opposition is a jointly constructed achievement requiring the coordination of high levels of sociolinguistic skill to arrive at cooperative as well as self-serving, competitive or…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Discourse Analysis, Dramatic Play, Females
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Christie, James F.; Stone, Sandra J. – Journal of Literacy Research, 1999
Describes the collaborative literacy activity that occurred in one teacher's sociodramatic play center in a multi-age classroom (K-2) and a kindergarten classroom. Finds the children in the multi-age group engaged in a larger amount and a broader range of collaborative literacy activities than did the kindergartners; and the collaborative…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Dramatic Play, Literacy
Wilson, Ruth – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007
From adding richness and variety to learning, to redesigning a playground, this highly accessible text will provide early years practitioners with a wealth of ideas on how to foster creative play and learning in the outdoor environment with a focus on interacting with the natural world. "Nature and Young Children" contains many simple ideas on the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Safety, Active Learning, Recreational Activities
Davis, David, Ed. – 1997
This book contains papers presented at an "Interactive Research Conference" held in June 1996 at the University of Central England. The conference focused on the pioneering work of Professor Dorothy Heathcote in the field of drama in education. Twenty-three different countries were represented at the conference. The book has three…
Descriptors: Acting, Creative Dramatics, Drama, Dramatic Play
Brouette, Scott J. – 1994
Changing the dramatic play area in a child care setting promotes creativity and gives children the chance to experience a place they may never experience in real life. Whenever possible, the children should be involved in the process of changing the area, by moving furniture and exchanging props, as well as brainstorming ideas for changes. The…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers, Design Requirements
Philbin, Margaret M.; Solanch, Larry S. – 1991
A study addressed the general issue of whether or not a touring college drama production would somehow stimulate greater interest, on the part of elementary teachers and students, in the use of drama as a classroom learning medium. Specifically addressed were whether (1) educational gains would be realized; (2) data would show measurable gains in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Research, Drama
Putman, Scottie – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
Improvisational gaming is a technique involving the use of theater and drama in the teaching of other subjects. The student uses intuition, sense-memory, and imagination in a holistic approach to learning which teaches social skills while it teaches subject matter. Everyone can act and improvise; getting everyone involved is seldom a problem as…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1988
The use of logos in the early childhood classroom is one aspect of a rich written language environment in which the young child can begin to acquire literacy in a meaningful way. The early childhood classroom provides many opportunities for the use of logos in context. Sociodramatic play provides one such opportunity. Whether the play is arranged…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Effect, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
Pinkett, Kathleen E. L. – 1986
Black and white middle class preschool children were compared on the frequency with which they engaged in functional, constructive, and dramatic cognitive play across interactive and noninteractive social play situations. Results of analyses yielded no significant racial differences on the cognitive play types across interactive and noninteractive…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect, Dramatic Play
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