Carmel Conn

Using Drama with Children on the Autism Spectrum (eBook, ePUB)

A Resource for Practitioners in Education and Health

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Suitable for mainstream and special education teachers, speech and language therapists, drama teachers, play workers and creative arts therapists, the book shows how using drama with children across the autism spectrum can provide valuable experiences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429767630
• Artikelnr.: 55879323

Autorenporträt

Dr Carmel Conn is currently Course Leader for the MA SEN/ALN (Autism) that is offered at the University of South Wales. Carmel is also a researcher and regularly publishes academic articles in journals specialising in inclusion and disability.

Inhaltsangabe

List of activities
Preface
Introduction
How to use this book
1 An Empty Space Working with the sensory environment
Introduction
Aims
Activities Working with atmosphere and perspective
Exploring shape and colour
Working with opposites
Mirrors
Things to do, say and look for
2 Simple Groups Noticing others and joining in
Introduction
Aims
Activities Beginning and ending rituals
Whole group activities
Activities for pairs in a group
Good group games
3 Sculpting Using the body for expression
Introduction
Aims
Activities Mirroring
Imaginary work with objects and actions
Vocal expression
Sculpting social scenes
4 Props, Puppets and Costume Exploring the language of objects
Introduction
Aims
Activities Objects and their properties
Creative expression using objects
Working with puppets
People as objects
5 Exploring 'Me' Different aspects of myself
Introduction
Aims
Activities Group interaction and trust
Me, the facts
Feeling me
My social self
Relaxation
6 Role Playing Exploring roles in everyday life
Introduction
Aims
Activities Call and response warm ups
Exploring roles in the group
Exploring social roles in everyday life
De-roling
7 Storytelling Thinking about what happens next
Introduction
Aims
Activities Two-part story warm ups
Three-part stories
Who? Where? What?
Storytellling structures
More complex stories
8 Improvisation Making sense of social situations
Introduction
Aims
Activities Individual improvisation
Improvisation in pairs
Whole group improvisation
Forum Theatre
More ideas for improvisation
9 Ending Finishing and moving on
Introduction
Activities Activities for session endings
Activities for when the group ends
Resources
References
Index