I want to share a wonderful new resource. Their first book, The
Storytelling Classroom, is fabulous too. I do quite a few school residencies
and
these books are incredible! Objectives and plans and assessments, etc. are
spelled out and I find them easy to use and adapt. I am thrilled to be included
in this book! Check it out.

Carrie Sue

Literacy Development in the Storytelling Classroom shows just how powerful
a tool storytelling can be for building vital language skills—not just
reading and writing, but speaking, listening, visual literacy, and information
literacy as well. It is an exceptionally rich and rewarding resource that
helps teachers and tellers work together to focus story time on language
development.

Moving grade-by-grade from pre-K to middle school, Literacy Development in
the Storytelling Classroom offers both research-based ideas and specific
lesson plans for using storytelling to promote literacy learning. Lessons
seamlessly integrate material from traditional domains of social studies,
science, math, and language arts, while incorporating elements from the
creative arts, such as music, visual arts, drama, dance, and folk crafts as
both
storytelling vehicles and curriculum extensions. The stories themselves in
this collection are drawn from the full spectrum of the world's cultures—
every child is represented, and every child will benefit from the concepts
and lessons in this remarkable book.

Title Features:

* Specific lesson plans for each level from pre-K to 5th grade
* Contributions from a variety of professional educational
storytellers and teachers who use storytelling in their classrooms
* Photographs of children engaged in storytelling lessons as well as
original children's art and additional diagrams and charts
* An extensive bibliography of print, multimedia, and online
resources on both the theoretical basis and practical applications of classroom
storytelling
* An appendix of national standards and abbreviations


Edited by:
Sherry Norfolk, MLS, is a storyteller and teaching artist on the rosters
of several state and regional arts councils, as well as Young Audiences,
Woodruff Arts Center (Atlanta) and Springboard to Learning—Young Audiences of
St. Louis.

Jane Stenson is on the early childhood faculty at the Baker Demonstration
School in Wilmette, IL, and adjunct faculty at National-Louis University,
Chicago, IL.

Diane Williams is arts industry director and accessibility coordinator for
the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Carrie Sue Ayvar, Storyteller/Cuentista
North Miami Beach, FL
305 945-4804
Cayvar@...
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