Drama Play: bringing books to life through drama for 4-7 year olds by Kay Hiatt (David Fulton Publishers, 13, 1843121786, 020 8996 3610)
Reviewed by Miranda Walker, playwork trainer and owner of Playtime Out of School Club and ABC Day Nursery in Cullompton, Devon This book is intended for practitioners working with children aged four to seven years in Foundation Stage settings and Key Stage 1 classrooms. It provides guidance on how to 'bring books to life through drama', via practical activities related to 12 well-known children's books, all of which are currently in print.
The author states that when stories are used in combination with basic drama techniques, children 'can engage intellectually and emotionally with their contents'. This can 'raise standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening.'
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