Try these top tips when reading a story
Try these top tips to help you during storytelling
Using your voice
- Think about the tone of your voice.
- Use different voices for different characters.
- Think about how to use your voice to create the pace of the story.
Using facial expressions
- Use facial expressions to express characters emotions.
- Think about how to use your facial expressions to draw people into the story.
Tell story using body movements
- Use eye contract to draw the children into the story.
- Use the whole of your body to tell the story, you don’t have to be sitting down to read the story, think about being creative with the use of your body movements.
- Body movements will help keep the children’s attention as they will enjoy the use of actions to tell the story as well as the voice.
Show passion
- Show your passion for storytelling, this will demonstrate you believe in your story.
- Picture the story in your mind and convey this imagination to your audience.
Involve the children
- Storytelling is far more effective when it actively involves the children.
- During the story pause and ask the children questions, this will help children’s concentration span.
- Why not create a follow up activity after the story eg draw your favourite character
Consider length of story
- Think about how long the story will last as young children’s attention span is very short. It will be more effective to have short and frequent stories.
By incorporating all of these top tips it will create a more effective storytelling session and children will enjoy the stories over and over again.
One thing to remember is to have fun, if adults demonstrate a fun and happy approach during storytelling then children are more likely to develop that positive attitude to stories.
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