Story-telling has its physical value. At the end of the day in the home, or in the midst of commotion in the school, it calms the mind, rests the perturbed spirit, and even helps to prepare the body either for sleep or for renewed activity.
The story-teller appeals not only to the intellect but to the feelings, and adds to the intellectual value of the tale the power of his own personality. Intellectually the story helps the imagination, leads to the love of good books and helps the child, as he retells the story himself, to a freer and more accurate use of language.
Says a great story-teller: "In the school the story is used for language, composition and other formal work; but in the home we can tell a story for pure pleasure, and we should give children an opportunity to tell and retell stories. Children like to create and whether it be with sand, wood or words, the processes underlying it are the same. For a child to retell a story means that he enters into the spirit of it, that he sees clearly the mental picture, that he feels the underlying life of the story."
The story is of social value. It interprets life to the child and, as it arouses his sympathies, enables him to live more broadly. It has the great advantage of drawing the child in bonds of affection to his elder. When you make a story of your own and tell it, the listener gets the story, plus your appreciation of it. It comes to him filtered through your own enjoyment.
- The value of storytelling as part of education and family life.
- Why is storytelling important? What would you say to inspire, provoke, or dissuade young storytellers?
- 'Tell me about when you were little'. Children and storytelling - The stories they need to hear
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