Students often find it difficult to comprehend what it was like to live in the past, but storytelling can give texture, details, and a sense of reality to history. Storytelling puts faces and feelings onto flat facts. Once storytelling becomes a regular practice in the classroom, students can take turns learning the art. Not only will they gain knowledge of a lesson, but they will also improve their public speaking, articulation, grammar, and self-confidence. Drama Another art form that captivates the learner is drama.
Plays can be an enjoyable and effective tool to improve reading.
Give a slow reader a chapter to read in a book, and it may look like a sea of frustrating words. However, the same child may really enjoy acting a role in a play. When a child is assigned a role and given time to study lines, it can promote confidence in reading ability. Not only are plays useful to promote literacy, but they do wonders for comprehension. When a child plays a role in a play, the lines become very familiar.