Transcript Slide 1

Let’s
Start
With A
Story
 A final and integral are of
impact of story telling . . .is
the enhanced vocabulary,
intonation, elaboration,
and use of voice.
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Seidel: Research Study at Deer
Elementary School
It’s all in
the name
...
Just a
name . . .
 Since the most primitive
campfires and throughout
history, stories have helped
teach, influence and bind
people together.

Seidel: Research Study at Deer
Elementary School
Why should
teachers use
story telling in
their
classrooms?
Storytelling . . .
 helps students sharpen
their skills of
imagination and
visualization
 provides an
opportunity for
students to listen and
develop an
appreciation of the
range, beauty, and
rhythm of language
Approaches to storytelling . . .
 Adapted Pantomime
 Stone Soup
Storytelling . . .
 introduces words in
context , which helps
them to understand
familiar words and
increases their
vocabulary
 helps students practice
and refine their
speaking skills by
understanding
meaning, drawing
inference, and
interpreting the
information
Approaches to storytelling . . .
 Puppetry
 Jack and the Beanstalk
Storytelling
 helps students improve
their listening skills by
understanding
meaning, drawing
inferences, and
interpreting
information
 provides an
opportunity for
students to interact
with adults on a
personal level
Approaches to storytelling . . .
 Cutting Story
 Witch Willora’s Magic
Scissors
Storytelling . . .
 allows students to
 helps students see
share opinions and
feelings
literature as a
reflection of human
experiences
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NCREL, Value of Storytelling
Using quality literature
Approaches to storytelling . . .
 Plays
 Johnny Appleseed
The Promise
 Storytelling
requires listening
and visualization;
key oral language
and comprehension
competencies and
strategies
Approaches to storytelling . . .
 Poetry
“Going Home”
Three Sisters
Some final
stories . . .
the
playground
. . . the
backpack
Approaches to storytelling . . .
 Choral Reading
 “Giggle Poetry”
 Questions for
Ideas great
teachers
need to use
in their
classrooms
. . . more
than story
telling.
Grandparents . . .
Starting the Stories
 Read Aloud
 Graduation Day
 Intervention Strategies
a final story . . .