Drama

Pantomime-A-Tale (also known as Total Physical Response, Drama, or Reader's Theater) is an effective SDAIE strategy that connects physical actions with words. For example, a teacher would have their students tug on their ear, scratch their head, or other actions, such as jumping or running. Students are more likely to remember their vocabulary when they have some type of action associated with it. Another example of using Patomine-A-Tale in the classroom would be to divide the class into small groups and assigning each group a small section of a reading. The groups will have to find a way to act out and/or add physical motions to the reading.

This SDAIE strategy can help an ELL student learn content despite the language barrier by using gestures to explain content. Gestures and facial expressions can express a word or concept much easier than words on paper can. Working with other students to create gestures can increase understanding and retention on content being covered. Watching other students perform a Reader's Theater version of a story can help an ELL student grasp the main concept of a story with out getting frustrated trying to read and understand every single word in the story.

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