Use Video to Support, Not Replace, Reading
When film is available to help teach at the right time then it should be used.
. A video should never replace reading the text but
it should add to discussion of the text. Teachers must show students that there
is importance in the text. Sometimes it is easier to show students emotion
through video. An example of this would be to read Martin Luther King’s “I Have
a Dream” speech and then listen to it.
Video clips make the topic more concrete. This can help students
better understand what they read. Videos should be used after students read to give them
even more information.
One example could be to read the novel Lord of the Flies with a
class. Then watch the movie with students and ask them to pick
one character from the book and follow what they do in the film and ask them to
compare the differences between the book and the movie. This is just a way
of making sure your students stay engaged in class in the
text and in the movie.
Act It Out
In a history class setting it may be helpful to the students to have the text performed. It can help students get inside of the text to
understand the events and characters. Performing a text offers students the ideal way to think as they can see it, hear it, perform it, and read it. This can help out with English Language Learners. It may be difficult for these students to adapt to a new language and learning the new vocabulary. By acting out the event this can give them a better understanding of the information given.
This website shows how to include drama in your classroom!
http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/tips-howtos/story-a-30564.html