All teachers and parents read stories to kindergarten-age children. It\u2019s a fantastic way to share stories with children before they can read. However, when children start to read for themselves, we often stop reading to them completely. This cuts off a wonderful connection between stories and the spoken word.<\/p>\n
I have recently been incorporating more story-telling into my lessons with older students, and it\u2019s been an effective tool to show students the way that speaking something aloud can aid comprehension. I have found that after the story has been read aloud, my students have a very clear understanding of what it\u2019s about. This is because my reading has lingered over the key parts of the story and dramatized the feelings inside it.<\/p>\n
Importantly, by modelling the way that stories are spoken aloud, students can get an idea of how to find the points to stress in a story they\u2019re reading themselves. They can hear the way that the pace changes at tense moments, or the way that dialogue can reveal how a character feels. Then they can use these same techniques in their own storytelling, and even to help them understand their school comprehensions.<\/p>\n
I believe that children of all ages can benefit from practising the skill of storytelling. Let\u2019s keep bringing stories to life by reading them aloud!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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