Download or read book An Action Research on the Impact of Creative Drama on Children s Social Development in the Early Years written by Lynette Hui Xi Teo and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Supporting Drama And Imaginative Play In The Early Years written by Hendy, Lesley and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for the wide range of practitioners working with young children, this book gives guidance on both the theory and the practical management of drama in the Early Years. The relationship between 'pretend play' and the cognitive and affective development of young children is emphasised, having much to inform us about the children in our care. Major themes are children's need to experience quality talk and their engagement in narrative through story-making. The authors have a wide range of experience in Early Years teaching and in teacher training. Through their work, they are aware of the importance of drama for the development of the young child. Parents and practitioners are encouraged to explore drama activities and examples are given of fantasy play taken from pre-school, nursery and infant settings. All those involved with Early Years can discover that engaging children in dramatic activity is both a natural form of behaviour and a powerful learning medium.
Download or read book Make Believe Play and Story Based Drama in Early Childhood written by Carol Woodard and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraging imaginative play in the classroom is an effective way to teach young children how to think creatively and interact socially - vital parts of their cognitive, social, and emotional development. This book presents engaging and practical ways to use drama which will enable young children to develop creative thinking and literacy skills while planning together, making decisions, giving and receiving feedback and working toward a common goal. The reader is guided through introducing and using dramatic play with children, how to integrate drama into everyday classroom activities, and preparing a child-centered story dramatization. There is a full color, ready-to-use children's storybook included within the book along with instructions on the multiple ways this can be used as a starting point in the classroom. This is an unbeatable resource for any teacher or trainee teacher wanting to introduce drama into the classroom in a developmentally appropriate way that will benefit all aspects of a child's intellectual and social progression.
Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Download or read book Action Research in Educational Sciences written by Abdülkadir Kabadayı and published by Livre de Lyon. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action Research in Educational Sciences
Download or read book Play Pretend And Promote written by Tugce Arda Tuncdemir and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qualified teachers are a crucial component of preschool programs for improving young children's social, literacy, cognitive, and academic outcomes. Research shows that children are more sociable, exhibit a more developed use of language, and perform at a higher level of cognitive tasks if their teachers have bachelor's degrees and specialized training in early childhood education. To educate high-quality ECE teachers, they need to be prepared more adequately with skills, knowledge, and confidence in providing different subjects and skill sets, and one important area concerning play and creative drama. Program policies and school cultures are critical in influencing teachers' views and practices of children's play. Teacher preparation programs focus on not only improving teachers' competence to negotiate the politics of play but also including how to play with children. Play activities and improvisation are powerful play practices for teacher education programs. However, most teachers do not know how to play with children or include play in their daily curriculum. These teachers are often afraid to be playful, to giving the appearance of looking silly, and not knowing what is going to happen next. To enhance teachers' playing skills, they need to gain more specific and play-based training during their education. This dissertation is timely in its response to ECE's field concerns. Creative drama is an alternative and useful way to respond to teachers' needs of play. Creative drama is designed and implemented to enhance both children's and teachers' skills and abilities. Creative drama activities create an interactive and positive learning environment that enhances participants' social relationships and knowledge construction. This environment has possibilities and innovation, and failure, risk, exploration, experimentation, participation, ideation, and intrinsic motivation. Moreover, creative drama supports problem-solving, change, and learning, and conversation skills among students. These skills are essential for teachers to understand students' different skills, cultures, and needs. In this environment, the appearance of looking silly, and not knowing what is going to happen next is acceptable and manageable. The purpose of this study is to focus on preservice teachers' professional training by incorporating creative drama into education activities. Another aim of the study is to discover preservice teachers' understandings, teaching practices, and professional development experiences and dispositions (attitudes and confidence) regarding play and creative drama. Twelve preservice teachers participated in the Creative Drama Module for 15 weeks. The primary data sources were the interviews, including the demographic questionnaire, weekly drama module reflections, teaching practices, the researcher's journal, and documents, including practice notes, drawings, and artworks. The study's findings indicated that participating in the Creative Drama Module activities promoted a deeper understanding of creative drama and play education and resulted in preservice teachers appreciating the module as a worthwhile experience. The four major themes that emerged from the data were: (1) creative drama beliefs and understandings, (2) confidence to act and to teach creative drama, (3) communication skills, and (4) professional preparation. After receiving the Creative Drama Module training, the preservice teachers were able to provide a broad and deep definition of creative drama regarding make-believe/fantasy play, teacher-guided play, expression, and creativity. They start to like to act and feel more comfortable about being in front of people doing creative drama activities compared to their pre-module thoughts, attitudes, and feelings. They also stated that their relationship and communication skills were improved after they experienced and created their own creative drama activities with their peers. At the end of the study, these preservice teachers endorsed the idea that a broad age range of children at school need to be exposed to creative drama because children have different learning styles, and they discover things in different ways. Therefore, teachers need to improve their social skills, and they also really need to play. Creative drama training helps serve these needs. The findings of this study suggest that participating in a 15-week Creative Drama Module can improve PTs' confidence, skills, and competence in integrated creative drama activities into the curriculum. Moreover, the module gives preservice teachers and in-service teachers an idea about how they can use play in their future classroom by practicing creative drama. The Creative Drama Module enables PTs to practice, reflect, and reframe their understanding of play and creative drama. The module increased the feeling of ability, ownership, and motivation of PTs to integrate play with their teaching such that they are able to speak about the importance of integrating play and creative drama into other areas. Furthermore, this module has the potential to be inserted into the play courses and different teacher education courses through including improvisations, role plays, and warm-up games that are considered to be integrated learning in teacher education. Issues and challenges in teacher education are discussed, and this study shows some creative drama activities for teacher education programs. Teacher education programs can play a critical role in empowering preservice teachers' professional identities and supporting their skills, knowledge, and beliefs in powerful and meaningful ways. I recognize that there is a need for further research and understanding about creative drama and how teacher educators can insert creative drama activities into their courses. While this study provided an example of how creative drama activities fit in the play course, more creative drama examples in similar courses are needed to improve preservice teachers' understanding and practice of creative drama.
Download or read book The ELC An Early Childhood Learning Community at Work written by Lorraine Melita and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drama 3 5 written by Debbie Chalmers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to offer constructive, creative and exciting new dramatic learning experiences to the children in your setting? The importance of using drama to promote active and creative learning in the early years is widely recognised, and this fully updated second edition of Drama 3-5 will guide and inspire practitioners in all settings, allowing them to lead drama with confidence and enthusiasm. Young children participating in well planned drama activities learn to express themselves clearly and develop strong social skills, more self-confidence and a greater understanding of co-operation and team-work. Drama 3-5 contains a wide range of accessible activities and sample session plans, drawn from the author’s many years of extensive experience, which have all been fully and successfully tried and tested with children from 3-5 years. The book also explains the theory and value of all of the activities, as well as possible extensions and the ways in which they contribute to the learning objectives and goals of the Early Years Foundation Stage, allowing practitioners to encourage and assess children’s progress. Key chapters include: Building confidence Encouraging social interaction Mime and expression Speech and language Co-operation and teamwork Performance skills This book offers the tools and understanding needed for confident dramatic play and learning, making it an ideal companion to support every practitioner who wants to explore, develop and enjoy drama and have fun with their children.
Download or read book The Psychological and Physiological Benefits of the Arts written by Vicky Karkou and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 1093 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Creativity and the Arts in Early Childhood written by Ruth Churchill Dower and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering practical guidance on encouraging creativity in early childhood settings, this much-needed book highlights the importance of the arts and creativity for children's learning, critical thinking, social interaction and self-regulation. The book considers the impact of creativity on early brain development and discusses how to choose the right arts or creative approach for your children. Principles for creative curriculums, teaching, assessments and environments are provided and each chapter includes a 'practitioner toolkit' element, with reflective questions and practical strategies for implementing the learning from the chapter into daily practice.
Download or read book King Bidgood s in the Bathtub written by Audrey Wood and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite pleas from his court, a fun-loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.
Download or read book Dramatic Play in the Early Years written by Elizabeth Coffman and published by Pembroke Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical book offers unique and powerful ways to use play to investigate stories, big ideas, and events. It focuses on dramatic play as a natural response to learning. It argues that dramatic play is not theatre, but a dynamic process that involves planning, playing, and practice so that children become the story, live the life of characters or animals, bump up against issues, and can better appreciate the complexities of the human journey. Rooted in classroom experience, this valuable resource offers a variety of effective ways that children can be encouraged to incorporate voice, characterization, movement, stillness, concentration, and listening into play.
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drama and Theatre with Children written by Charru Sharma and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drama as a process-centred form is a popular and valued methodology used to develop thinking and learning in children, while theatre provides a greater focus on the element of performance. In recent years, offering drama and theatre as a shared experience is increasingly used to engage children and to facilitate learning in a drama classroom. Using drama and theatre as a central component with children, this book is an amalgamation of theory, research and practice from across the globe offering insights into differing educational contexts. Chapters provide an exploration of the methodologies and techniques used to improve drama in the curriculum, and highlight the beneficial impact drama has in a variety of classrooms, enriching learning and communication. Contributions from 17 authors, ranging from teachers in schools or universities, to researchers and drama practitioners, examine a variety of perspectives related to drama and children in an attempt to bridge gaps and move ahead collectively as educators, practitioners and researchers in drama and theatre. Divided into two parts, Part I reflects on the use of drama in its varied forms with children, while Part II focuses on projects and experiments with children using theatre in order to draw links between drama, theatre and pedagogy. Drama and Theatre with Children will be key reading for researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of drama education, theatre education, curriculum studies and child development. The book will also be of interest to drama practitioners, school teachers and teacher training leaders.
Download or read book Children in Play Story and School written by Artin G?nc? and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2001-07-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imaginative play and story telling occupy key roles in children's psychological development and socialization. Bringing together leading contributors, this volume explores what play and story mean to young children, and how these vital aspects of development can best be supported in child care and educational settings. Vital connections are drawn between children's activities, their interpersonal relationships, and their emerging cognitive and affective capacities. Topics covered include promoting social play in the classroom, storytelling and literacy development, and the influences of early caregiving experiences on attachment and learning. Theoretical and methodological issues in these areas of research are also addressed, as well as social policy implications. The book is inspired by the work of Greta G. Fein, the pioneering teacher, researcher, and child care policymaker, who has contributed an integrative concluding chapter.
Download or read book Subjectivity Creativity and the Institution written by Christopher Crouch and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an interdisciplinary collection of essays that examine the subjective experiences of the moulding of creativity, for good or bad, by institutional values. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to gain a glimpse into the circumstances that surround the creative individual in our current globalising world. With chapters ranging in scope from the function of the internet in building creative social spaces to an examination of the dreaming of their history by the Zápara Amazonian people, this book will introduce the reader to critical analyses of the many differing creative spaces we have made for ourselves across the world. In a radical break from the traditional academic practice of keeping specialists and disciplines separate, this collection brings international scholars and practitioners together from many disciplines all of whom have the shared intention of understanding creative self empowerment in the new conditions of what the sociologist Ulrich Beck calls Second Modernity. An innovative text that illuminates the contemporary global cultural space in which multiple histories and traditions are intersecting and slowly rupturing the certainties of the first modernity of colonialism, nationalism and industrialisation, this collection presents essays that had their origins as papers in the Subjectivity, Creativity, and the Institution Conference that was convened by the Chinese Australian Studies Research Centre at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China and held at the John Curtin Gallery, in Perth, Australia. It includes the keynote presentation by the distinguished Australian sociologist Professor Raewyn Connell.
Download or read book Lisa Murphy on Play written by Lisa Murphy and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why playing is school readiness with this updated guide. Timely research and new stories highlight how play is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of children. Learn the seven meaningful experiences we should provide children with every day and why they are so important.
