{"product_id":"teaching-strategies-for-neurodiversity-and-dyslexia-in-actor-training-sensing-shakespeare-paperback","title":"Teaching Strategies for Neurodiversity and Dyslexia in Actor Training: Sensing Shakespeare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePetronilla Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeaching Strategies for Neurodiversity and Dyslexia in Actor Training\u003c\/em\u003e addresses some of the challenges met by acting students with dyslexia and highlights the abilities demonstrated by individuals with specific learning differences in actor training. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers six tested teaching strategies, created from practical and theoretical research investigations with dyslexic acting students, using the methodologies of case study and action research. Utilizing Shakespeare's text as a laboratory of practice and drawing directly from the voices and practical work of the dyslexic students themselves, the book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe stress caused by dyslexia and how the teacher might ameliorate it through changes in their practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe theories and discourse surrounding the label of dyslexia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe visual, kinaesthetic, and multisensory processing preferences demonstrated by some acting students assessed as dyslexic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eacting approaches for engaging with Shakespeare's language, enabling those with dyslexia to develop their authentic voice and abilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ea grounding of the words and the meaning of the text through embodied cognition, spatial awareness, and epistemic tools \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eStanislavski's method of \u003ci\u003eunits and actions\u003c\/i\u003e and how it can benefit and obstruct the student with dyslexia when working on Shakespeare\u003c\/li\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterpretive Mnemonics as a memory support and hermeneutic process, and the use of color and drawing towards an autonomy in live performance \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a valuable resource for voice and actor training, professional performance, and for those who are curious about emancipatory methods that support difference through humanistic teaching philosophies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Petronilla Whitfield\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in Voice and Acting at the Arts University Bournemouth, UK. She holds a PhD in Arts Pedagogy from Warwick University and an MA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Trained originally as an actor at Arts Educational Schools, she was a professional actor for twenty years. She has taught voice and acting at leading British actor training institutions and universities for eighteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127561097351,"sku":"9781138311848","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/52973e6aaa4a22f429b33bc75191819b.webp?v=1732589356","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/teaching-strategies-for-neurodiversity-and-dyslexia-in-actor-training-sensing-shakespeare-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}