Tell me a story: Interweaving cultural and restorative strands into early storytelling experiences

Abstract

The social world of the preschooler finds meaning and expression through story, sometimes in the context of oral exchanges between adult and child as they experience life together, but frequently from the child care provider's words during shared book experiences.

The effect of teacher’s storytelling aloud on the reading comprehension of Saudi elementary stage students

“…Reading aloud helps them read larger semantic units rather than focusing on graphic cues. Numerous scholars believe children can benefit from listening to storytelling (Alna, 1999;Ellis, 1997;Erikson, 1995;Genisio and Soundy, 1994;Isbell et al, 2004;Meyer, 1995). Kim (1999), stated that ''storytelling today is increasingly recognized as having important theoretical and practical implications''.…”

How much is “too much” for a brand to use an advergame with children?

“…When measuring repeated exposure among adults, studies report boredom and wear-out effects of repetition of advergames, which may not be the case of children, who typically love repetition and often watch the same content over and over again. For children, repetition of stories, for example, is reassuring and gives them comfort because through repetition children master the subject at hand and repeatedly obtain the reward of the happy ending (Genisio and Soundy, 1994). In the case of a video game, it is about mastering the video game and improving the score.…”