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LibraryThing links:
http://www.librarything.com/work/688336

The book I selected was The storyteller's Start-Up Book : finding, learning, performing, and using folktales including twelve tellable tales by Margaret MacDonald. I selected this book because it provides useful information for someone unfamiliar with the art of storytelling but wanting to give it a try. The book offers helpful tips on how to perform stories and how to start developing a collection of stories.

The Art of Storytelling RSS Feed

I added The Art of Storytelling RSS feed. This website has podcasts and blogs that cover a variety of aspects in children's storytelling. Each podcast has an interview with a special guest with information about storytelling. I added this feed because I see the importance of storytelling in the school library as a way to instill a passion for reading and teach crucial literary skills and concepts.

Storytelling at School

Podcast: Elizabeth Rose- Empowering Teachers to Use Storytelling in the Classroom

When searching on Yahoo!, I came across www.storytellingwithchildren.com , an online community of storytellers which has weekly podcasts regarding children and storytelling.

This particular podcast was selected to reiterate how using storytelling in school libraries and classrooms is an important vehicle in getting children excited about reading. Elizabeth Rose suggests having school storytelling clubs sponsored by a librarian or teacher, as storytelling provides so many opportunities to improve reading, speaking, and listening skills.

The Power of Storytelling

Name of Blog: School Library Media Blog
Search engine used: blogsearch.google.com

About Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story, by Kendall Haven

She says, “It’s a great book. It’s like The Power of Reading, by Steven Krashen. It’s the research behind storytelling … its value in education, the value in memory, the memory in understanding.”

Here is a quote from Kendall’s introduction:

I have reviewed over 350 research studies from fifteen separate fields of science. Incredibly, every one of those studies, as well as every other study they cite — every one — agrees that stories are an effective and efficient vehicle for teaching, for motivating, and for the general communication of factual information, concepts, and tacit information. Not one doubted the effectiveness of stories!

Purpose

The general purpose for this blog is to collect and share information about school libraries and school librarianship.
Since my love for children's literature is so strong, the focus of my blog will be using storytelling to motivate young readers.