The Magic of Storytelling
If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful teaching tools. In early childhood education, stories open the door to imagination, build literacy and language skills, strengthen relationships, and foster emotional understanding. Course length – 3.0 hours.
This course helps answer the following questions.
How can storytelling help teach literacy and language?
How can storytelling help teach cultural diversity and inclusion?
How can storytelling help teach math and sequencing?
How can storytelling help teach SEL skills?
How can storytelling help teach science and social studies?
Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:
Define storytelling and explain its role in early childhood development.
Identify key components of effective storytelling.
Describe how storytelling supports language, social-emotional, and cognitive development.
Use storytelling to promote literacy and communication skills.
Incorporate props, puppets, and dramatic expression to enhance storytelling.
Create and adapt stories to reflect cultural diversity and inclusion.
Design storytelling experiences that engage all learning styles and abilities.
