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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483256503321

Autore

Schatt Donna

Titolo

Story listening and experience in early childhood / / Donna Schatt and Patrick Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-65358-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

305.231

Soggetti

Storytelling - Psychological aspects

Child development

Storytelling in education

Narració de contes

Aspectes psicològics

Desenvolupament infantil

Narració de contes en l'ensenyament

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Foreword -- Story matters -- Narrative: A tool for adults and children -- Stories in childhood -- Story in policy and practice -- Teachers as language artists and storytellers -- References -- Preface -- Believe, But Don't Believe Me: An Introductory Note -- Acknowledgments -- About the Book -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: "I knew where I was the whole time." What storytelling is and isn't: an introduction -- A bit about ourselves and storytelling -- What do we mean when we talk about storytelling? -- A brief history of educational storytelling in America -- Storytelling at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools -- The UCLS Storytelling Program -- The study -- Story Listening and Experience in Early Childhood, and the reader -- References -- Chapter 2: "I am able to really listen. It's because of the stories." Increasing engagement and focus -- What we observed -- Why humans focus on narrative -- Reading needs to be taught, focus is a necessary part



of the process -- Internalizing vocabulary, story structure, and focus -- The focus experience -- References -- Chapter 3: "So, it was like, in my mind an activity." Enhancing reader comprehension through visualization -- An activity of the mind -- Folk and fairy tale formats: Why they promote visualization -- But don't most readers learn to visualize on their own anyway? -- What the listeners tell us -- The power of stories to create images -- References -- Chapter 4: "Sometimes I get so hypnotized I forget where I am..." The benefits of repeated story listening -- An experience like no other -- Motivation and learning -- Story-listening trance, transportation, and story listening experience -- Flow and story listening experience -- The mechanics of creating flow -- The role of narrative and flow in metacognition and theory of mind -- Mental state discourse when listening.

Away with the fairies -- References -- Chapter 5: "Damn, I wish I still had story time." The social effects of story listening experience -- Stories let you walk in someone else's shoes: Empathy -- Stories connect you: Attachment -- The re-set button: Story listening with regard to classroom community and management -- Virtues, character traits, interests, attitudes, values: Collateral learning outcomes from story listening -- Story listening experience and diversity -- Enduring effects: Listening to the listeners -- Three apples fell from the sky: One for the storyteller, one for the listener, and one for whoever understands -- References -- Chapter 6: "How often would you have to tell stories to your own children to have them get this experience?" Reasons for investing time in storytelling and how to get started -- How to begin -- Developing a repertoire of stories -- What to look for -- Managing a story time -- Developing a storytelling practice -- So the story is told, and here it begins: A conclusion and plea to continue -- References -- Appendix A: Some sample stories -- Don't Wake the Baby: a participatory nursery story -- Variants or alternatives -- The Name of the Tree: an old African folktale-possibly with Bantu or South African origins -- Epaminondas: a folk tale, with Black American and Southern Appalachian variants, as well as many alternative versions from European traditions -- The Seven-Headed Dragon: a retelling of a Mexican folk tale that has related variants across Central and South America and Europe -- Appendix B: Resources -- Publications -- Anthologies of folk and fairy tales, myths, and legends -- Picture book and literary stories -- Manuals and guides on how to tell stories -- Theory, history, and cultural critiques -- Digital resources.

Texts of stories and digitalized storytelling books and anthologies that are out of print -- Storytelling websites -- Appendix C: Case studies -- Case Study 1 -- "Kick into reading": teaching professional sports people to tell stories -- Articles and book chapters -- Videos -- Case study 2 -- In-service storytelling: course for teachers and librarians -- Case study 3 -- Research project: teaching an individual to tell stories -- Week 1 -- Week 2 -- Week 3 -- Week 4 -- Index.