Pretending to Learn: Helping Children Learn Through Drama

Winner Australian Publishers Award Best Primary Teacher Reference for 2003 Winner Drama Victoria Award - Best New Drama Education Publication for 2002 Teachers have long recognised the positive effects that come from using drama in their classrooms. It is a powerful teaching tool that can be used to develop a childs written, visual and oral literacy leading to better academic results right across the curriculum regardless of social or cultural background. Covering the pre-school and primary years, and leading into lower secondary it provides a conceptual background of the teaching structures and strategies of drama education.O'Toole, John is the author of 'Pretending to Learn: Helping Children Learn Through Drama', published 2002 under ISBN 9780733999536 and ISBN 0733999530.