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ERIC Number: EJ952262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jun
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0094-1956
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Using Drama and Movement to Enhance English Language Learners' Literacy Development
Rieg, Sue A.; Paquette, Kelli R.
Journal of Instructional Psychology, v36 n2 p148-154 Jun 2009
One of the biggest challenges teachers face in today's classrooms is instructing students who are non-native English speakers. Research supports using drama and movement to enhance the literacy development of English language learners. Besides being "fun" learning experiences for children, drama and movement have proven to assist with developing decoding skills, fluency, vocabulary, syntactic knowledge, discourse knowledge and metacognive thinking. Additional benefits for English language learners include increased motivation and reduced anxiety. This article explores various ways to incorporate drama and movement into classroom activities to support English language learners' literacy development. (Contains 4 online resources.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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