The Use of Theatre as an Instructional Strategy in the Content Areas for Students with Reading and Learning Disabilities

Autor/in	Beyda, Sandra D.
Titel	The Use of Theatre as an Instructional Strategy in the Content Areas for Students with Reading and Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 12 (2003) 2, S.65-74 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1046-6819
Schlagwörter	Educational Strategies; Reading Comprehension; Learning Disabilities; Learning Strategies; Metacognition; Theater Arts; Teaching Methods; Reading Difficulties; Student Motivation; Cognitive Processes; Knowledge Level; Perceptual Development; Skill Development; Memory; Affective Behavior; Student Participation; Attention Span; Drama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrstrategie; Leseverstehen; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Theaterwissenschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Schulische Motivation; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Wissensbasis; Wahrnehmungsentwicklung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Gedächtnis; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Schauspiel
Abstract	Theatre is a powerful tool for organizing one's experience. It is an instructional technique that motivates students as they seek to understand and communicate their learning. This article provides a foundation for using theatre as a learning strategy in the content areas for students with reading and learning disabilities, using metacognition as an important factor. Theatre addresses three prerequisite conditions for metacognition: information processing capacity, domain-specific knowledge, and motivation. This article describes research that supports the use of theatre-based learning as a way to strengthen perceptual skills, improve retention of new information, and to promote positive affective states, active student engagement, and reading comprehension. An example of implementing theatre-based activities in social studies instruction is described. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Learning Disabilities Association of America. 4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234. Tel: 412-341-1515; Fax: 412-344-0224; e-mail: info@ldaamerica.org; Web site: http://www.ldaamerica.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10