PIPPIN PUBLISHING

AN EXCHANGE OF GIFTS: A STORYTELLER’S HANDBOOK

ISBN: 0-88751-040-X    View Graphical Site    Go Back


Descript:
For teachers who already have some experience of storytelling as well as for those who are eager to try it, Marion Ralston, by anecdote and by example, shows how she first entered, then enjoyed, that magical world. She suggests simple ways to promote storytelling in the classroom through a series of imaginative activities, providing a list of stories for the novice storyteller, a reading inventory to assist the teacher in evaluating the types of subject matter of most interest to individual students, a full professional bibliography, an annotated list of participation titles and read-alouds for young students and an international list of folk tales.

Special Features: This perennial favorite that brings the world of storytelling to life, whether in the classroom or in the home, is all that any teacher or parent will ever need to get started on one of the most valuable shared activities with children, one that can give young people a life-long love of books and reading.

Audience: Parents and teachers of children from ages three to 12.

Paperback  6" x 9"


Table of contents:
 Introduction

The Beginning of the Quest

Storytelling in the Language Arts Program
      Oral Communication
      Communication In Written Form
      Listening Skills
      An Appreciation Of Good Literature
      The Development Of An Active Imagination
      Development Of Vocabulary
      Appreciation Of Literature
      Folklore And Storytelling
  Advantages of Storytelling
  Your Preparation for Storytelling
  Ways to Encourage Storytelling
      The Storytelling Chair
      The Storytelling Corner
      Storytelling Music
      Listening to Oral Stories
      Sharing Stories
      Choral Speaking
      Group Co-operative Stories
      Storytelling Games
      Reading Pictures
      Creative Dramatics
      Sensory Experiences
      Vocabulary Enrichment
      Puppets
      Talking About Storytelling
      Critic's Corner

A Starter List of Recommended Types of Oral Stories
      Participation Stories
      Picture Stories
      Folk Tales From Other Lands

Stories to Read Aloud
  Your Selection and Preparation for Reading Aloud

Storytelling Activities
      A Story, A Story
      Storytelling Journal
      Story Map
      Story Murals
      Story Bulletin Boards
      Sequence Activity
      Dramatization
      Folklore and Fancies
      Fiction And Food
      Guest Storytellers
      Student Storytellers
      Author Week
      Version Comparisons
      Modern Parallels
      Conclusion

Appendix A
      Interest Inventory
      Reading Inventory

Appendix B
      Professional Bibliography

Appendix C
      A Starter List of Participation Titles
      Read-Alouds for Young Children
      Read-Alouds for Older Children

Appendix D
  Stories from Around the World
     General Collections
      Africa
      Asia
      Caribbean
      Europe
      India
      Jewish
      Mediterranean
      Middle East
      North America
      Russia
      Scandinavia
      South America
      South Pacific
      United Kingdom and Ireland


Review:

"This book is a common-sense "how to" manual for those who value the storytelling experience. An excellent beginner's guidebook."
--  Gail Lennon