ABSTRACT
Book Title – Drama and Reading for Meaning Ages 4–11: A Practical Book of Ideas for Primary Teachers
Chapter Author – Larraine S Harrison
Chapter Number & Title – Chapter 1, Collective Re-Enactment
This chapter focuses on how the collective re-enactment of texts with children aged 4–6 supports reading for meaning. Whilst inviting a small group of children to act out a nursery rhyme or story for other children is beneficial, collective re-enactment enables all children to take an active part. This chapter offers step-by-step practical guidance on how teachers can link collective re-enactment with texts through actions, stick puppets and sounds. Links to reading for meaning include engaging with texts; dramatising stories; empathy; inference; recall; sequencing; exploring mood and settings; identifying direct speech; reading for a purpose; comparing texts; identifying favourite parts of stories.
