6th Grade Multidisciplinary Reading Theatre: Erich Kästner’s Classic Youth Literature in Today’s Context

Winnie-Karen Giera

doi:10.34257/LJRHSS226364UK

Authors

Winnie-Karen Giera

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34257/LJRHSS226364UK

Abstract

Erich Kästner’s children’s literature shaped children’s reading and socialisation experiences for decades in Germany. His texts combine vividness with the communication of classic values and promote independent problem-solving strategies. The theatre project presented adapted a Kästner text as reading theatre. The work strengthened creative, linguistic and social skills and confirmed literature as an action-oriented practice for personality and group development. The article describes how classic children’s and young adult literature can be used to create a participatory Theatre project that promotes reading, writing, and acting.

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