Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction. Section One: Thinking about Drama 1. Ideas 1 - Why Use Drama? 2. Ideas 2 - How Does Drama Work? 3. Ideas 3 - Drama and the Literacy Hour 4. Ideas 4 - Teacher in Role 5. Ideas 5 - Moving Children into Role - The Mantle of the Expert 6. Ideas 6 - Story and Drama for the Spiritual Moral Social and Cultural Curriculum (SMSC) - including Citizenship 7. Ideas 7 - Drama and Language Development 8. Ideas 8 - Using Drama in the Nursery and Reception Classes 9. Ideas 9 - Drama and Special Needs 10. Ideas 10 - Planning and Structuring for Drama 11. Ideas 11 - Developing Your Drama from Story Starters 12. Ideas 12 - Assessment, Recording and Progression. Section Two: The Dramas Introduction to the Example Dramas. The 'Mantle of the Expert' Dramas. Seven More Dramas. Appendix.

About the Author

Nigel Toye and Francis Prendiville are both Senior Lecturers in Drama at St Martins College at Ambleside, Lancaster and Carlisle campuses. They each have extensive teaching experience, both in the classroom and in an advisory capacity, and bring to this book the very best examples of good practice.