The Dramatic Difference: Drama in the Preschool and Kindergarten Classroom [Paperback]

Sarah Pleydell (Author), Victoria Brown (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0325001219 | ISBN-13: 978-0325001210 | Publication Date: August 10, 1999 0

Young children learn best through two kinds of experiences: dramatic play and interaction with their peers-learning through action precedes learning through language or thought. In The Dramatic Difference, Victoria Brown and Sarah Pleydell introduce drama as a bridge between children's natural propensity for active learning and the demands of the preschool and kindergarten curriculum.

The Dramatic Difference is a comprehensive guide to using drama as a teaching tool-from spontaneous work initiated by a child's curiosity to drama work that is planned and guided by the teacher with specific educational objectives in mind. The authors offer:

• strategies for leading curricular-based process drama work
• detailed descriptions of age-appropriate drama sessions
• a step-by-step guide to facilitating new drama work
• suggestions for integrating props and other multisensory experiences
• recommendations for adapting dramatic activity to accommodate children with special needs.

Dramatic play offers the perfect medium for young children to solve problems, express emotions, develop critical-thinking skills, engage in socialization, and develop a sense of self. The Dramatic Difference will help preschool and kindergarten teachers, drama specialists, and day care providers create an environment where the potential for learning through drama is as limitless as a child's imagination.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

This text has been adapted from the first 13 chapters of Elliot Koffman's best-selling Pascal, 5th Edition. The text retains the effective organization, strong content, proven pedagogy, and clear, readable prose of the original, but uses the elegant and easy-to-learn Turing language. In addition, Holt has added a new chapter on computer graphics.

Features

• Emphasis on the connection between good problem-solving skills and effective software development.
• Covers many aspects of software engineering.
• Early coverage of procedures and functions.
• Parameters are introduced in Chapter 3 and studied in detail in Chapter 7.
• Text allows for flexibility in sequence of topic coverage.
• Detailed treatment of all selection and repetition structures in Chapters 4 and 5 allows for early introduction of computer graphics.
• New chapter on computer graphics.

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About the Author

Sarah Pleydell is a writer, performer, and educator. A graduate of Oxford and London Universities, she now teaches writing at the University of Maryland. Pleydell is concurrently a master artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts in Vienna, Virginia.

Victoria Brown is a professor of theatre at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, where she directs the Developmental Drama program. She is a founding artist of the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, works with children, and conducts teacher training workshops on drama in early childhood education nationwide. Brown also serves on the National Arts in Education Partnership Task Force on Children's Learning and the Arts: Birth to Age Eight.

Product Details

• Paperback: 177 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Drama (August 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0325001219
• ISBN-13: 978-0325001210
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #788,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the novice, September 23, 2011

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This review is from: The Dramatic Difference: Drama in the Preschool and Kindergarten Classroom (Paperback)

I ordered this book along with one other as a tutorial and aide in working with preschoolers. I found this book to be much more than I needed or wanted. I am not an educator, just a parent who volunteers a few times a month for "storytime" and wanted to do a more interactive story than just sit and read to the class. If I were a professional educator, this book may be just up my ally. The other book I purchased is WONDERFUL!: Take a Bow! Lesson Plans for Preschool Drama by Nina Czitrom is just what the novice ordered. All you have to do is open it up and choose what story or theme you would like to do that day. It's just that easy. Very user freindly, you don't need a PhD. The Dramatic Difference is an excellent book for the educator. Not the volunteer.