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Jackie Baldwin jackie@story-lovers.com
Kate Dudding kate@katedudding.com
Teaching Through Stories: Yours, Mine, and Theirs by Betty D. Roe, Suellen Alfred and Sandy Smith
Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., 1998
Keywords: elementary, middle school, high school
ABSTRACT
This book describes classroom uses for teachers' and children's own stories, as well as stories from a multitude of outside sources. It offers a theoretical basis for the use of storytelling, gives practical tips on storytelling techniques, and provides practical storytelling activities for use across the curriculum in kindergarten through high school.
Chapters are:
(1) "The Importance of Story";
(2) "Tips about the Storytelling Process";
(3) "Using Storytelling To Teach Language Skills--Part 1";
(4) "Using Storytelling To Teach Language Skills--Part 2";
(5) "Using Storytelling To Enhance Learning in and through Literature--Part 1";
(6) "Using Storytelling To Enhance Learning in and through Literature--Part 2";
(7) "Using Storytelling To Teach Drama";
(8) "Using Storytelling To Teach Art and Music";
(9) "Using Storytelling To Enhance Learning in Social Studies";
(10) "Using Storytelling To Enhance Learning in Math and Science";
(11) "Using Storytelling To Promote Understanding of Cultural Diversity"; and
(12) "Using Storytelling To Help Understand Self and Others."
Appendixes contain a 31-item annotated list of suggested storytelling references and a 114-item annotated list of source of stories for tellers.