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Professional Development Workshops
In Storytelling We are a Sponsored LAUSD Arts Partner Miss Fairy's Storytelling Articles in L.A. Parent Utilize My Storytelling Podcast as a Teaching Tool The Benefits of Storytelling: Literally!
Teacher, Staff and Professional
Development Trainings in Storytelling: "Secrets of a Storyteller: Using Story to
Promote Literacy, Language and Life-skills in Children" Full-Day, Half-Day or 2 Hour Workshops
Available. Fun,
Interactive and Informative! Read comments from other teachers
about this workshop.
Suggested Workshop Agenda Professional Development and Staff Training (More detailed outlined agenda upon request.)
Summary: Interactive storytelling
workshop for fun, hands-on tools to use storytelling and related activities
to increase literacy, language and life-skills in young children. Program
combines methods relayed in presenter’s two recent L.A. Parent Magazine articles “Secrets of a Storyteller” and
“Making a Storytelling Connection.” Copies of articles provided for
participants. Leaning Outcomes: Teachers gain:
General Agenda and
Activities: (Presentation and small group
format utilized.) 1. Secrets of the Storytelling Trade to Engage and Connect with
Children: Interactive and performance portion of the program. 2. What’s in a Story? Why
storytelling is a catalyst for literacy and optimal times for story. 3. Use of Culturally Specific Folktales for English Language Learners: Discussion
and resources to integrate the diverse cultures and languages of children in
storytelling to develop language skills. 4. Integrating the Special Needs of Children: Capitalizing on the
strength modality of special needs children in storytelling. Autism and speech pathologies discussed. 5. Using Story to Create Teachable Moments: How to use story to help
children express their feelings and fears; role playing. 6. Optimizing Books and 7. Everyone is a Storyteller: Using participants’ innate personality
to become an authentic and/or dynamic storyteller for their class. Hands-on
and feedback portion of program.
Workshop
comments from teachers in post-evaluation forms: “She had all of our attention. Super!” “Best training ever!” “Very entertaining staff development day.” “You are excellent!!!” “Good speaker who provided great information
to be a good storyteller.” “She was great and very enjoyable.” ************* Find out
about The Library Fairy's Book Alive! TM program. Book
List and Stories to Tell The Magical Tree
and Musical Wind By The
Library Fairy® Includes a Story
Theater rendition for children to enact! *** Margaret Read MacDonald Great for the beginning storyteller! *** The Golden Thread: Storytelling in Teaching and Learning By Susan Danoff Superb resource for the power of storytelling in
the classroom. ***
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