Description
Storytelling is one of the oldest and most powerful tools in the early years practitioner’s toolkit — it ignites imagination, builds vocabulary, supports emotional development, and lays the foundations for literacy. This course gives practitioners creative techniques and practical ideas to bring storytelling alive for young children and make it a rich, regular feature of their provision. Based on the law and guidance in England.
What you’ll learn
- How to use your voice, varying tone, volume and pace, plus gesture and expression, to carry the emotion of a story
- How well-placed pauses build anticipation, and how repetition and refrains create rhythm
- How to invite children in with call-and-response, open-ended questions, retelling and predictions
- How to choose books that match each child’s stage and interests, from board books and picture books to information and wordless books
- What to check before buying diverse books: authentic representation, diverse authors and illustrators, and age fit
- How to run a story audit: gather every book, assess each one, find the gaps, set a budget, weed and promote
- How to help families read at home with reading lists, book borrowing and storytelling nights
- How to set up a storytelling space with books children can reach, props, puppets and a dress-up corner
Who it’s for
All early years practitioners who want to use the magic of storytelling to deepen children’s engagement, language, and love of learning.
What’s included
- NFAQ-accredited completion certificate
- Evidence for compliance & Ofsted audit
- Media-rich learning with voiceovers
- Learn on any device, at your own pace
Accredited by NFAQAll of our courses carry NFAQ accreditation, giving you recognised evidence of completion for compliance and Ofsted audit.
Training a whole team?
Buy multiple licences, or give every member of staff unlimited access with the Training Portal from £5 per learner per month.
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