Why “More than Stories”? I interweave story with techniques from art therapy and accelerated learning to ensure enhanced outcomes. My storytelling sessions don’t just entertain – they makes studentts think. More than that, they are encouraged to question and challenge received ideas”. Students are more than listeners, however active. As approporiate, they participate in:
• listening and concentration
• contributing and developing self-confidence
• effective group interactions, debate and constructive feedback
• language and response skills
• gaining wider social and emotional understanding
Students of all abilities and ages comment and engage with the energy and “truth” in story. That magic happens in the triangle between the speaker, the listener and the story!
Story-work can also actively benefit many areas of the curriculum far beyond aspects of English language, such as maths, history & geography and citizenship. You can read something about how this can work with Able, Gifted and Talented students too, in an article by educational journalist Sally McKeown in Teaching Expertise magazine about Storytelling as an enrichment activity.
For more detail follow storytelling in primary schools, or storytelling for students with special educational needs, or storytelling in secondary schools and colleges
Call me on 07932794251
Email roisin@morethanstories.org.uk
