​​THE EFFECTS OF CHILDREN’S DRAMA ON THE LANGUAGE SKILLS OF 4-5-YEAR-OLDS​

Abstract

Early childhood is an important period for the development and promotion of children’s language ability, special attention should be paid to the cultivation of children's language ability. The role dialogue and story plot in the story of fairy tales contain lots of language components in this study and is one of the children’s favorite form of activities. In many studies in the literature for preschool children （Mages, 2008; Can- Yaşar, 2009; Laurin, 2010; Ceylan & Ömeroğlu, 2012; Kaya, Günay & Aydın, 2016), all emphasize drama education as an important element of their learning and development. Based on the age characteristics of 4-5year old and two dimensions of children's language ability (listening and expression, reading and narration), four children drama education activities were designed and quasi-experimented in the experimental class. The following conclusions are obtained after the experiment: 1. The children's drama is suitable for promoting the development of 4–5-year-old children's language ability. 2. The children's drama promotes the language ability of 4-5 years old children.