* Outlines ten different ways in which drama can both stimulate and provide contexts, audience and purpose for writing. * Provides step by step guidance on how to use drama to facilitate the teaching of writing * Offers a wide range of ideas from simple classroom strategies to more complex units of work * Suitable for all teachers, including those with limited experience in using drama as a learning medium. * Includes definitions of the drama strategies and advice on how to set up and manage the drama process. lesson

* Outlines ten different ways in which drama can both stimulate and provide contexts, audience and purpose for writing. * Provides step by step guidance on how to use drama to facilitate the teaching of writing * Offers a wide range of ideas from simple classroom strategies to more complex units of work * Suitable for all teachers, including those with limited experience in using drama as a learning medium. * Includes definitions of the drama strategies and advice on how to set up and manage the drama process. lesson

* Contains over twenty creative, engaging drama ideas to help develop reading for meaning in the primary school * Highly practical structured and fun drama activities will appeal to all primary practitioners * Shows how drama can develop some of the skills associated with reading for meaning such as engaging with characters' feelings, exploring settings and themes and making inferences * Provides a broad introduction to using drama as a learning medium, with advice on how to set the ground rules and clear explanations of the drama strategies. * Each chapter has a detailed explanation of what to do, followed by a number of examples linked to quality texts, including poetry and non-fiction.

* Contains over twenty creative, engaging drama ideas to help develop reading for meaning in the primary school * Highly practical structured and fun drama activities will appeal to all primary practitioners * Shows how drama can develop some of the skills associated with reading for meaning such as engaging with characters' feelings, exploring settings and themes and making inferences * Provides a broad introduction to using drama as a learning medium, with advice on how to set the ground rules and clear explanations of the drama strategies. * Each chapter has a detailed explanation of what to do, followed by a number of examples linked to quality texts, including poetry and non-fiction.