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ERIC Number: EJ656303
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-6619
Meeting the Diverse Needs of Children through Storytelling. Supporting Language Learning.
Whaley, Carrie
Young Children, v57 n2 p31-34 Mar 2002
Discusses how story enactments can be used in preschool and kindergarten classrooms to allow children to take on the role of storymaker and to provide experiences for children to draw upon as they learn to read. Offers tips for individual story writing and suggestions for group story telling. Asserts that a variety of storymaking experiences supports socialization and oral language development. (KB)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Dramatic Play, Educational Practices, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Story Telling
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Story Telling by Children; Story Writing