EDU5618 Literacy, Storytelling, Drama
This course explores drama and storytelling as art forms in the classroom, as well as drama and storytelling's contributions to other subject areas, especially literacy and the language arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing). The course is designed to give participants the opportunity to understand the power and importance of story and enactment of story. Students encounter a wide variety of stories for performance and/or dramatization from many different cultures, develop skills in telling and enacting stories with ease and enthusiasm, and learn to evaluate the qualities that make stories age-appropriate for various grade levels. The research base connecting storytelling, drama, and literacy development is shared.(Literacy Course)