Using Drama Techniques to Improve Student Writing
Listen to how an English Language teacher used drama techniques to boost student writing skills in her classroom inquiry project.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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In this episode, English Language teacher Miss Malinda Lim from Cantonment Primary School talks with Dr Alison Tan, a Lead Specialist from ELIS, about her classroom inquiry project which looked into using drama techniques to improve student writing. Malinda attended ELIS’s Classroom Inquiry for EL and Literature Teachers course in 2021.
Episode published 31 May 2023.
Further reading on using drama with children
Topic | Further Reading |
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Using Drama with Children | Farmer, D. (2011). Learning through drama in the primary years. Norwich, Norfolk: Drama Resource Zalta, G. (2006). Using Drama with Children. English Teaching Forum, 44(2), 24-27. |