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Vygotskian Perspectives on Using Dramatic Play to Enhance Children's Development and Balance Creativity with Structure in the Early Childhood Classroom
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Gupta, Amita – Early Child Development and Care, 2009
What kind of environmental and administrative factors support the balance between child-centred and teacher-directed practices in the early childhood classroom? What specific aspects of children's development are nurtured by this pedagogy? These and other pedagogical issues are addressed in this article as it describes how a particular curriculum…
Descriptors: Play, Dramatic Play, Child Development, Creativity
K-12 Drama/Theatre Research for the 1990s: An Agenda for Dramatic Action.
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Klein, Jeanne – Design for Arts in Education, 1989
Emphasizes the educational benefits derived from research in dramatics arts. Cites research indicating that role playing has a positive effect on oral language, moral reasoning, and self-esteem. Points out that teachers and administrators do not include dramatic instruction in their curriculum, and offers ways to make dramatic arts more appealing.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Drama, Dramatic Play
Book Reviews.
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Cooney, Margaret H.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Reviews four books dealing with different aspects of preschool and primary grades curriculum. The books address the following topics: the importance of a play-centered curriculum, problems and solutions related to children's transition from home or child care to school, how schools can teach respect and responsibility, and the theory and practice…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Responsibility, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
What Do We Do Today?: Planning a Developmental Curriculum.
Alexander, Carol Carter, Ed.; Kotlus, Ellen, Ed. – 1980
These materials for planning a developmental curriculum are designed to be presented in a workshop format, by trainers, for caregivers of young children. Contents of the workshop modules focus on gross motor development, perceptual-motor development, woodworking, preschool math and science, cooking, rhythm and music, and socio-dramatic play. A…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Drama as an Integral Part of the Early Childhood Curriculum.
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Brown, Victoria – Design for Arts in Education, 1990
Recommends that drama be included in early childhood education, emphasizing preschool education. Cites research linking drama with enhanced language acquisition in children, ages 3-8. Emphasizes drama's effectiveness as a multisensory learning medium. Notes programs offering drama training for teachers. Suggests changes in teacher education and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Development, Creative Dramatics, Creativity
Developing Minds: Critical Thinking in K-3.
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Nicoll, Barbara – 1996
In order to promote critical thinking in young children, particularly children ages 5-8, teachers need to understand skills and dispositions of critical thinkers. This paper discusses these skills, dispositions, and the appropriate classroom climate, within the context of pedagogy, along with learning activities for kindergarten and primary…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution