CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 2 HOURS * LEVEL 2Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales in the Early Childhood Classroom
The Importance of Oral Storytelling
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Oral storytelling, or sharing stories using only spoken word, is the oldest form of teaching. It is how our ancestors passed on information, and storytelling is innately human. We all have stories to tell and the desire to tell them. Storytelling continues to be used in the classroom as a teaching strategy. It differs from read-aloud time in that no physical text is involved. You tell the story simply from memory. Even the youngest children can listen to stories and begin to practice storytelling on their own.
Listening to and telling stories, including fairy tales, is valuable for children of all ages. Here are just some of the benefits:
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