Art of Storytelling for Teachers and Pupils

First Published in 2000. At the start of the new millennium the definition of literacy has taken on multiple electronic possibilities. But this is a book about the foundations of literacy in orality, in the words, stories and culture of every individual. This book explores the relation of storytelling to literacy and the role of story in human life. Introduction; Chapter 1 Oral storytelling; Chapter 2 Reading about storytelling; Chapter 3 Teachers and pupils learn the art of storytelling; Chapter 4 Story across the curriculum; Chapter 5 Narrative, school and community; Chapter 6 Language, story and identity;