How Children Learn Through Stories

In this course you will learn about how children benefit by learning through stories, how to read to and find age-appropriate stories for babies, toddlers and young children.

Introduction

A story is a description of an imaginary or real series of events, told for entertainment. Reading stories to children of all ages can help them learn in many ways.

Children can benefit (gain an advantage) from listening to stories:

·       Physically, meaning in relation to their bodies
·       Academically, meaning in relation to their education
·       Emotionally, meaning in relation to their emotions
·       Socially, meaning in relation to their relationships with other people

We will now look into these ways in more detail.

You will learn 

1. Understand how children benefit from stories, physically, academically, emotionally and socially
2. Find age-appropriate stories for babies, toddlers and young children
3. Understand how to read to babies, toddlers and young children