Papers and Articles from Educators

	42 Reasons For Teaching Storytelling - As if you need to justify storytelling in our educational system!!
	By Word of Mouth: A Storytelling Guide for the Classroom by Jeff Gere, Beth-Ann Kozlovich, Daniel A. Kelin II -       a link to the website. Excellent!
	Evaluation Through Storytelling by Jane Field - academic paper with quantitative and qualitative measures.
	Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles - Useful websites.
	National Council of English Teachers - Position paper on storytelling
	Quotes - supporting storytelling in the classroom from various studies collected by Kendall Haven
	Rationale for Storytelling in the Curriculum - Indian Prairie School District with more sound reasons to introduce storytelling throughout the curriculum.
	S=IK2 or (Storytelling = Intelligence x Knowledge squared) - Research that supports the theory that Storytelling physically works on the brain.
	Storytelling and Math Link - Article Linking Storytelling and Mathematics, July, 2004
	Storytelling: The Oldest Art Helps New Science from the Mitre Newsletter - Rather complex but again verifies that brain activity is increased while listening to stories.
	Storytelling: The Sixth Sense by Bethany Canver  "Though we are influenced by the stories of others and the    stories that are   common to society as a whole, there is a great deal of variation that exists among any number of individuals who have had the same experience due to the unique neural arrangement of each human being.
	The Emergence of Storytelling During the First Three Years by Susan Engel Anecdotal, educational, and scientific information about the importance of storytelling, reading and even good conversation on early brain development.
	The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn - In "American Scientific Magazine" Our love for telling tales reveals the workings of the mind...
	The State Guidelines and Storytelling - A look at how storytelling fulfills many of the state guidelines
	Storytelling -- It's News!    www.storynews.org       Has summaries of over 200 articles about using storytelling in education
	Think of Your Brain as a Storytelling Sage and Write a Zinger by Dr. Ellen Weber. "Stories develop your brain into a better storyteller much like the piano produces prize winning melodies. Neurons act like pianos, as they respond to patterned and repetitive, continuous stimulation. Why is this important for storytelling?"
	Why Storytelling in the classroom - More powerful reasons to include stories in the classroom            Study: The Brains of Storytellers And Their Listeners Actually Sync Up -researchers Greg Stephens and Uri   Hasson say they found that the same parts of the brains showed activation at the same time, suggesting a deep connection between talker and listener.            On-Line Education - Find an online teaching degree program tailored to your needs.

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