Broadway Books First Class
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Tony Award Nominee & Guest Artist Alison Fraser
BROADWAY BOOKS FIRST CLASS
DR. GARY WELLBROCK CREATED THIS ARTS AND LITERACY PROGRAM TO...
FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF SHARING AND RESPECT ACROSS EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
CELEBRATE THE RICH CULTURAL OFFERINGS OF NEW YORK CITY
PROMOTE LITERACY AND THE ARTS FOR CHILDREN IN A TITLE 1 SCHOOL
PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH INSPIRING ROLE MODELS
EXPLORE AND CULTIVATE TOPICS SURROUNDING DIVERSITY & ACCEPTANCE, PERSISTENCE & SELF-CONFIDENCE, COOPERATION & TEAMWORK, AND THE PURSUIT OF DREAMS
SEND A MESSAGE TO KIDS THAT THEY ARE SEEN AND VALUED
TEND TO THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH AN ARTS-BASED EDUCATION ROOTED IN EMPATHY, RESPECT, AND LOVE
THE DYNAMIC VISITS ARE CONDUCTED IN BOTH AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH. THE WORK OF EACH PERFORMER IS STUDIED BEFORE THE VISIT TO PREPARE AND ENERGIZE THE STUDENTS. AFTERWARDS, STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO WRITE AND DRAW ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING WRITING THANK YOU CARDS.
COLLABORATIONS AND PROGRAM EXTENSIONS INCLUDE...
A THEATRE LAB FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 3-5 WITH TONY AWARD WINNER ALI STROKER. THIS 6-WEEK PROGRAM CULMINATED IN A PERFORMANCE FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
A BOOK BUDDY PARTNERSHIP WITH BROADWAY VETERAN AND SIRIUSXM RADIO HOST, CHRISTINE PEDI.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH IRT THEATRE ON ASL PROJECTS INCLUDING THE DEAR THEODOSIA AND REMEMBER ME MUSIC VIDEOS.
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Broadway Books First Class
This program is the brainchild of Dr. Gary Wellbrock, an early childhood educator at New York City's premier school for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-allied (including Children of Deaf Adults "CODAs").
Merging Theater and Literacy
Dr. Wellbrock holds a Ph.D in Language, Literacy and Learning from Fordham University. His dissertation focused on reading assessment and instruction for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Broadway Books First Class is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
"Broadway Books First Class is not only making a difference in the lives of the kids, but in the lives of the performers."
Kecia Lewis