The Story Performance Handbook

By R. Craig Roney

Book Overview

Provides adults with a straight forward sequence of progressive learning experiences, designed to enable them to develop basic skill in reading aloud & storytelling, while experiencing growth in confidence at every step along the way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805836284
• ISBN13: 9780805836288
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Sharing Stories Orally

Roney's book is written primarily as a college textbook or as a guide for adults who want to begin storytelling. Although it is not aimed at a juvenile audience, it is likely to be helpful to teachers and parents who are nurturing storytelling in children -- particularly if they want to use reading aloud as a springboard to storytelling. Roney devotes nearly half of the book to reading aloud effectively. Most chapters include sections on story selection, preparation, and delivery. Practice activities and resources are also included. Only one chapter (about twenty pages) focuses directly on the storytelling craft.