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Heather Forest : Storytelling, Listening and Literacy Professional Development Workshop

Organization Name
»Story Arts, Inc.
Phone: (631) 271-2511
E-mail:
Website: www.storyarts.org
Program Description
Guided by award winning storyteller/author Heather Forest, participants explore the art of storytelling in the classroom to support listening skills and literacy. Retelling multicultural folktales and investigating the voice, body and imagination as creative instruments of storytelling in the classroom, participants learn how to recall simple folktale plots, use the power of metaphor to make a point, create dramatic characters, and encourage students to expressively communicate in both oral storytelling and writing.

Keywords
1.) Storyteller
2.) Literacy
3.) Cultural Diversity
4.) English Language Arts (ELA)
 

Categories
Literature (LI), Professional Development

Exploratory Enrichment Subject Area
N/A

Grades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Location
In School

Cost
$500.00 per Workshop

Can be tailored for conferences and multiple visit professional development programs

Number of Performers
1

Duration
60 - 89 min minutes

 
Additional Resources
• Find this program on the calendar
• Read evaluations of this program
• Request this program for your school

Program References
Kim Lowenborg Coyne
AIE Director
North Babylon School District, NY

(631) 620-7043

Alison O'Reilly
Education Director
Suffolk County Library System, NY

(516) 503-4763

Huntington Arts Council
AIE Journey Program
213 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743

(631) 271-8423

        
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