Telling a story about telling stories
This is a 6 minute video from PBS demonstrating how story
telling facilitates development of oral language and literacy in preschool.
A short excerpt:
“APRIL BROWN: This classroom is where Lori Espinoza
brings stories to life, as her pre-K students are eager to go along for the
ride.
Espinoza teaches at the school’s OWL Lab, the Oral and Written
Language Laboratory, which uses storytelling and dramatic play to get kids
talking. It builds on research that shows a storytelling curriculum can
significantly improve vocabulary and literacy. That’s especially important for
students whose families don’t speak language at home, where language skills
first develop…
DEBBIE PAZ,
Rice University: We know that oral language is the foundation for everything
that will happen later on. It’s what they will need for reading and writing
later on.
APRIL
BROWN: Debbie
Paz is the associate director of early literacy and bilingual programs at
Houston’s Rice University, which worked with the school to create the OWL Lab
five years ago….”
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