storytelling

Everyone loves a story

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Everyone grew up with storytelling. The importance of storytelling for children cannot be underestimated. Storytelling is part of everybody’s childhood. During this stage, children are filled with questions, creativity, imagination, inspiration, and ideas. Storytelling helps children develop empathy and respect for others while also improving fundamental reading and writing skills.

The meaning of storytelling

Storytelling is the activity of sharing or presenting a story for different purposes such as learning and entertainment. It is a two-way interaction between the storyteller and one or more listeners. Stories can be sad, dramatic, or funny. Telling a story builds an emotional connection between the storyteller and the listener. Text to self, text to text, and text to world connections are also developed.

The importance of storytelling for children

  • Improves language skills

Storytelling improves language skills by introducing children to varied vocabulary, new words, phrases, sentence structures and develop their reading skills.

  • Enhances cognitive skills

Listening to and taking part in storytelling improve understanding, memory, and critical thinking abilities and communication skills.

  • Develops moral understanding

Many stories teach important lessons about right and wrong, good or bad and taking decisions. Children learn important lessons such us kindness, generosity and honesty as well as  cultural values from stories.

  • Promotes imagination and creativity

Storytelling is an effective technique to encourage children’s imagination and curiosity. It can help children improve their communication and creativity. Both fiction and non-fiction stories develop their imaginative and creative thinking skills.

  • Develops social skills

Listening and discussing stories in a group encourage interaction among the children. Children learn how to take turns and share ideas.

  • Improves memory

Retelling stories help children increase memory by remembering the characters, plot, setting, problem, and solution.

Indeed, storytelling is important for children’s development. Children enjoy stories. Storytelling helps to deliver information in a meaningful and enjoyable way, making it easier for children to grasp and remember concepts. It also helps children create their new world, emotions, and ideas.

By: Eka Fridayanti

Elementary Co-Teacher

BINUS School Simprug

efridayanti@binus.edu

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