'The Art of Storytelling for Teachers and Pupils'

Grugeon, E. & Gardner, P. (2000) The Art of Storytelling for Teachers and Pupils: Using Stories to Develop Literacy in Primary Classrooms LONDON; Fulton

One good chapter on Oral Storytelling
- Good pointers about TELLING a story, differences to writing, or reading one from a book
- Developing a repertoire, creating a system for telling stories from what you have previously read
- Developing specific styles, language use, pacing etc. for specific stories
- 'Oral culture'. Using stories, told on TV, radio, parents etc. to for a code for storytelling. 'The right way to do it'.

Literacy and Learning Through Talk

Corden, R. (2000) Literacy and Learning Through Talk: Strategies for the Primary Classroom BUCKINGHAM; Open University Press

Good chapter on 'exploratory talk'

Ideal chapter on 'storytelling'
'Through voice and eye gesture the listener is drawn into a story, woven into the tale as a participant, to feel anger, fear, despair and joy. Storytelling is interactive: it moves the listener back and forth from spectator to participant. The storyteller achieves this through inflection, emphasis, cadence, pace, pause and register.'

Could be most relevant in an autistic context?
- Eye contact
- Participation