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Two Hands, One Bowl of Milk: Effects of Drama-Based Storytime on Preschoolers' Story Comprehension/Recall

Thu, April 21, 2:30 to 4:00pm PDT (2:30 to 4:00pm PDT), Manchester Grand Hyatt, Floor: 2nd Level, Harbor Tower, Harbor Ballroom C

Abstract

How does drama—particularly, the gesture and body movement used in drama—support story comprehension and recall for preschoolers? How do the stories children tell differ when they first hear a story with or without drama? This study compares story retells by preschool students (n = 196) who participated in a drama-based storybook reading with retells by preschool students who heard the same book during a business-as-usual story time. We examine differences in how students in each group used their hands, bodies, faces, and voices during their retells, as well as differences in how well students comprehended and retold the story. Findings support a theory of embodied learning and provide evidence to the benefits of drama in literacy learning.

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