Expert teaching artists demonstrate effective strategies for teaching literacy and social skills through theatre and dance in the primary grades. The article given below provides a detailed description of the project. A description of research showing that lessons significantly raised children’s scores on the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) can be found on the last page of this article.
Citation: Greenfader, C.M. & Brouillette, L. (2013). Boosting language skills of ELLs through dramatization and movement. The Reading Teacher, 67(3), 171–180. DOI:10.1002/TRTR.1192
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