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Benefits of Storytelling

Telling stories to young children helps develop:

• Imagination – the ability to think creatively.
• Visualization skills – a mental skill needed to improve creative performance through concentration and improve confidence by decreasing nervous or anxious emotions.
• Listening skills – involves hearing what is said, understanding what is said and judging if the information makes sense
• Memory skill – the ability to recall information accurately.
• Confident use of the voice – Verbally expressing oneself without showing fear.
• Interpretive skills – the ability to read between the lines or understand language.
• Physical skills – the ability to use parts of the body.
• Literary skills – expressing one’s thoughts in written form.