Storytelling is as simple as reading a story from a book. If you don’t have that much time, you can always share a story from memory, talk about your own childhood, or even read out loud from your phone.There are innumerable advantages of story telling for kids, especially for preschoolers, kindergarten and young children.
Enhances Verbal Proficiency:
Reading out stories to your children helps in making them acquainted with the language as well as in learning new words and phrases. This is also a great way to teach your child new words and pronunciation on a regular basis.
Improves Listening Skills:
Most children usually have a lesser attention span and find it difficult to concentrate on something thing for long. Also, they end up talking more, rather than listening. Storytelling for kids ensures that they are not only more attentive, but are also keen to listen and understand.
Encourages Creativity And Imagination Power:
Listening to a story helps a child imagine the characters, places, plot etc. instead of seeing it on a visual medium. This also enhances creativity, making them more imaginative and open to ideas and free thinking.
At Antara, we encourage children to read stories, write stories and draw or animate their stories. We have our own mini story corner where kids can create their stories and store. This initiative is “Read up my stories” , written by students for students.