Early Childhood Program (3-6 years old)

The Early Childhood Program (ECP) is an outstanding creative drama opportunity for a young child with special needs. Through this program children reenact a story. Through creative drama techniques, the story is performed in the child’s own words conveying their own meanings and encourages pre-literacy development. Since memorization is not involved, the process allows students to synthesize and translate various educational concepts into personally meaningful form.

Research in this area has shown the positive effect of using creative drama in literature. These techniques become especially successful for students with special needs that may have different learning styles. This is due to the multi-sensory, highly experiential components of creative drama. Documented research has proven that sensory involvement consistently increases learning comprehension.

The SGT Early Childhood Program is process centered. The program does not focus on a polished, final performance. The success of the program is not measured by the level of theatrical skill, but rather by the ideas, risks and inventiveness it elicits, as well as the creative expression it promotes. Generally, students in the Early Childhood Program meet on a Monday after school (3:45-4:45 pm) from September – December, at the Hickory Point School, Northbrook, IL. Learn more about this program by reading our ECP brochure on this page.

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