Storytelling is not acting!<\/strong> It is not about learning something by heart, which is based on a previously written text. With wordfor-word learning, the slightest omission can lead to a black hole. This is not the case when you tell a story because you have a lot more room for improvisation, interaction with the audience, or with the context\u2026<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n
Storytelling stimulates imaginative and creative skills<\/h3>\n
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Albert Einstein valued imagination above knowledge. One day, a friend of Einstein\u2019s reportedly asked him how he could make his son brilliant. Einstein replied, \u201cTell him fairy tales and more fairy tales\u2026\u201d Einstein loved stories and made groundbreaking discoveries through \u201cexperiments in the imagination\u201d. In order to explain unanswered questions, he created mental stories in which he portrayed characters who had to perform actions or have adventures. By imagining that a man would be able to run at the speed of light, he deduced the importance of the time parameter in the equation of light. The theory of relativity was born.<\/p>\n
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When a student tells a tale, he visualizes in his head the images of his story. He is the director of his own movie. He does it in his own voice, in his own style, in his own words. Each storyteller is different and crafts a story differently. A successful telling reinforces the student\u2019s sense of their individual approach as being valid and valuable: tales promote individuality. For those who feel smothered by the need for obedience and conformity, telling a story can feel like a breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n
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Stories appeal to the emotions<\/h3>\n
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Because students are generally emotionally involved and truly enjoy storytelling, it can help to create a positive atmosphere within the learning process.<\/p>\n
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Through tales, we gain another perspective on the world and on nature, a reenchanted vision that appeals to our imagination and sensitivity<\/p>\n
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Storytelling develops listening skills<\/h3>\n
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\nStorytelling helps students to develop their concentration skills. Notice how people respond when they are actively listening to a well-told tale: they live the story and identify with the protagonist\u2019s struggles\u2026\n<\/p>\n
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When listening to a story, we hear more than the sound of mere words directed to our ears. Recent brain-imaging studies have shown that the regions of the brain that process vision, hearing, taste and movement in real life are activated when we are engrossed in a compelling narrative.<\/p>\n
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The listener\u2019s brain is as active as the storyteller\u2019s and is, in fact, internally telling and anticipating the story along with the storyteller.<\/p>\n
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This level of interaction has a positive effect on the class as a learning community, and when students feel able to do it themselves, they will become more aware of their own creative potential as storytellers. Being able to actively listen to another human being, face-to-face, is essential, and has nothing to do with listening to the radio or television!<\/p>\n
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Listening to stories builds a unique relationship with language and encourages children to read<\/h3>\n
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Storytelling can have an impact on the reading habits of students. When storytelling is introduced in schools and that more and more children become interested, going to the library together to find more tales is often seen positively by the children.<\/p>\n
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Once storytellers achieve a certain level of proficiency, they may also find written versions of stories in books (and on the web) and develop them into oral tales, providing motivation for more reading.<\/p>\n
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Stories teach lessons<\/h3>\n
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Stories are excellent tools for teaching good behavior patterns<\/strong> and for strengthening character.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
Stories allow us to virtually experience<\/strong> events similar to those that we will encounter in real life. For example, scary stories allow children to become familiar with the emotion of fear. Being scared is part of growing up\u2026 and can also be fun!<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
Stories also put forth ideas and solutions for managing conflict and dilemmas<\/strong>. Access to a good range of stories provides the child with many options to adapt to unexpected situations in the future. In fairy tales, the youngest, the weakest, the most fragile, always succeeds in getting out of harm\u2019s way. This model is ideal to build self-confidence in children<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
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There is a difference between telling and reading.<\/strong> Without the book as a barrier, the teller looks directly at the audience and is free to use movements, gestures and facial expression to bring his story to life. By contrast, the reader sees only the words on the page, while the storyteller sees the reactions on the faces of the listeners. Reading aloud is not orality<\/strong>, because there is no internal elaboration of thought or creativity. This mode of learning and transmission follows a pedagogical technique that focuses on the text and not on orality. It is the written word, and not the spoken word, that reading out loud emphasizes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n
Telling tales from around the world creates an awareness and appreciation of different cultures<\/h3>\n
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Today, children from various backgrounds<\/strong> attend European schools. Asking them to tell stories from their native cultures valorizes them and allows the whole class to discover other ways of life. Storytelling can bridge cultures. There are differences across stories from all over the world, but often many similarities<\/strong> as well. After all, stories are deeply human, and create bonds between people.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n
The story is a \u201ctool for humanity\u201d<\/h3>\n
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Stories help to counteract the growing emphasis on technology in school and at home. To tell a story, there is no need for special equipment, a smartphone, a laptop, or a costume\u2026 nothing beyond the imagination and the power of listening and speaking is needed to create lasting images<\/strong>.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
We are reasonable<\/strong> beings but also emotional<\/strong> beings. Speech is what allows the development of the human mind; of human intelligence. Without communication, there is no creativity<\/strong>, and no real relationship<\/strong> with others.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off”]<\/p>\n
Children who grow up surrounded by stories develop intellectual and emotional skills, such as language<\/strong> and reasoning<\/strong>, empathy<\/strong> and imagination<\/strong>. On the other hand, growing up in \u201clinguistic poverty\u201d limits development and leads to difficulties in reading and writing. This is why interacting with children from an early age and with their parents (particularly those from \u201clinguistically poor\u201d environments) through stories is vital, as it not only offers valuable emotional and social benefits but also improves their overall chances in life. Stories can play a key role in addressing inequalities in literacy.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/seedsoftellers.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/svgKnight.svg” title_text=”svgKnight” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”200px”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”18px” header_font=”Poppins|||on|||||” header_text_align=”left” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”Nunito|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#416ac0″ header_2_font_size=”28px” header_2_line_height=”1.4em” header_3_font=”Nunito||||||||” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n
Benefits of storytelling at school<\/h2>\n
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