1. LITERACY AND DRAMA EXPLORING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND DRAMA

3. Drama has a language all of its own and draws on various forms of literacy.

4. Students develop literacy skills in many ways through the range of activities they participate in during a drama class. Here are some of them: Communication of thoughts, feelings and ideas Use of sound, voice,movement and visual art Learning to negotiate through language Using and interpreting the language of others Developing text and dialogue Working with others to explore and create meaning of a text Interpreting and transforming text

5. And, it’s FUN!

6. February 1, 2005 Literacy and the Arts in the News

7. People are beginning To understand the power that using the arts to teach literacy has. People are beginning to wake up. People are beginning to share. And it’s about time!