Story reading to children

mapleleaf1010

Can anyone please recommend a book/DVD/website on how to read stories to children?

I'm considering teaching French to children and I thought I would do some story reading as part of my lessons.

olly300

Your question is kind of odd.

Do you have any children i.e. friends', families, playgroups that you can practise on in English?

The best way to learn how to read stories to children is to practise on them as they will soon tell you if they are not interested.

In addition it's worth watching someone else read stories to groups of children. I know some local libraries have librarians who do this.

PixiePie

mapleleaf1010 wrote: »

Can anyone please recommend a book/DVD/website on how to read stories to children?

I'm considering teaching French to children and I thought I would do some story reading as part of my lessons.

I don't mean to be rude, but if you need a book to teach you how to read a story to a child, you probably aren't really suited to doing it. That bit of the job isn't rocket science.

Gazing_On_Sunsets

If you mean reading from a book, well yeah, like the other folks said, that is kind of straightforward! Open book... speak.

Deathly dull though. Do some googling for "storytelling" not "storyreading". There is one called the Storytelling FAQ by Tim Sheppard that is very good. I did a bit of storytelling at folk festivals and the like.

Learn the story. Not off by heart, just the shape of the plot. Then you're telling, not reading. If you read you can't see the kids. If you learn it, and tell them, you can make eye contact and engage with them. Make it interactive. You are competing against tv and the internet. You need confidence, humour and silly voices.

mapleleaf1010

Olly300 and Gazing on Sunsets

Many thanks for your very useful tips. I'll definitely keep them in mind when I teach French and, eventually, Spanish and Italian.

dawyldthing

try the bbc programmes too as they can have some useful teaching resources and also useful videos which can be used across many key phrases

mapleleaf1010

dawyldthing wrote: »

try the bbc programmes too as they can have some useful teaching resources and also useful videos which can be used across many key phrases

Many thanks for that. I'll have a look at the BBC website.

Good luck with your targets for this year! I hope you'll achieve them all. :T