DRAMA AND TRADITIONAL STORY FOR THE EARLY YEARS. By Nigel Toye and Francis Prendiville. (Routledge/Falmer, 14.99, 020 7583 9855).
Reviewed by Marian Whitehead, language and early years consultant
This book comes with a respectable pedigree in 'drama in education', and raises some important topics. Among these are the significance of the stories in nursery rhymes and folk tales; the nature and value of adult intervention in play; and children's ways of making sense of the world through socio-dramatic play, and their emerging ability as 'experts' on human behaviour.
The authors say their book is about three things: a distinctive method of teaching and learning through drama; using traditional stories as a way of looking at the world; and, a strong focus on moral education. They offer 16 full dramas and more than 30 starting points for developing new ones in nursery, reception and Key Stage 1 classes.
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