Play-Based Literacy Through Storytelling and Storyacting by Laura Shea
2 PM - 3:30 PM EST
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Advancing Children’s Physical and Intellectual Development
Play-Based and Hands-On Learning
About this webinar
This professional development session explores how you can use storytelling and storyacting to support early literacy in young children. Rooted in research, including the science of reading, this hands-on training provides practical strategies to enhance vocabulary, narrative skills, and concepts about print through play-based, child-led storytelling experiences.
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful tools for fostering connection, imagination, and learning in young children. This session explores how you can harness storytelling and storyacting to support foundational literacy skills in developmentally responsive, playful ways. Drawing from research-based insights, including the Science of Reading, and years of hands-on experience, this session offers practical strategies you can immediately implement in your classrooms.
You will discover how to use child-led storytelling to build concepts about print, vocabulary, and narrative skills while fostering creativity and collaboration. Through engaging demonstrations and examples, you will see how storyacting—bringing children’s stories to life—can deepen understanding and spark joy in learning.
This session is designed to empower you with realistic, actionable techniques to integrate storytelling into daily rhythms and transitions. By the end, you will leave with a toolkit, a plan for overcoming common challenges, and renewed confidence in your ability to nurture a love of literacy through play and creativity.
Session Objectives:
1. Identify the key benefits of storytelling and storyacting for supporting early literacy development.
2. Learn storytelling and storyacting technique that can be easily adapted to different classroom settings and age groups.
3. Develop a personalized action plan to integrate storytelling into daily rhythms, addressing potential challenges and tailoring strategies to meet diverse learner needs.
4. Gain confidence in facilitating child-led storytelling activities that foster creativity, collaboration, and a love of literacy.
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