Story in Children's Lives: Contributions of the Narrative Mode to Early Childhood Development, Literacy, and Learning

Description

This book is based on the power of stories to support children in all areas of their lives. It examines the role narratives can play in encouraging growth in contexts and domains such as personal and family identity, creative movement, memory and self-concept, social relationships, or developing a sense of humor. Each chapter describes innovative and research-based applications of narratives such as movement stories, visual narratives to develop historical thinking, multimodal storytelling, bibliotherapy, mathematics stories, family stories, and social narratives. The chapters elaborate on the strength of narratives in supporting the whole child in diverse contexts from young children on the autism spectrum improving their social skills at school, to four- and five-year-olds developing historical thinking, to children who are refugees or asylum-seekers dealing with uncertainty and loss. Written by accomplished teachers, researchers, specialists, teaching artists and teacher educators from several countries and backgrounds, the book fills a gap in the literature on narratives. “…this work delves into the topic of narratives in young children’s lives with a breadth of topics and depth of study not found elsewhere.” “Collectively, the insights of the contributors build a convincing case for emphasizing story across the various disciplines and developmental domains of the early childhood years.” “The writing style is scholarly, yet accessible. Authors used a wide array of visual material to make their points clearer and show the reader what meaningful uses of story “look like”.” Mary Renck Jalongo, Journal and Book Series Editor Springer Indiana, PA, USA Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction: The Strength of Stories (Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran, Juli-Anna Aerila)....Pages 1-8 Front Matter ....Pages 9-9 Personal Stories: Autobiographical Memory and Young Children’s Stories of Their Own Lives (Mary Renck Jalongo)....Pages 11-28 Increasing Well-Being and Giving Voice Through Storycrafting to Children Who Are Refugees, Immigrants, or Asylum Seekers (Liisa Karlsson, Minna Lähteenmäki, Anna-Leena Lastikka)....Pages 29-53 Who Am I? Shaping Young Children’s Identities Through Everyday Narratives (Anna-Maija Puroila)....Pages 55-75 Young Children’s Humorous Stories: A Force for Positive Emotions (Eleni Loizou, Anthia Michaelides)....Pages 77-95 Story Circles: Supporting Boys’ Social and Emotional Worlds in School (Erin Elizabeth Flynn)....Pages 97-111 Action Telling Method: From Storytelling to Crafting the Future (Jonna Kangas, Jyrki Reunamo)....Pages 113-128 Front Matter ....Pages 129-129 Understanding Stories as Multimodal Experiences in Young Children’s Development (Marilyn J. Narey)....Pages 131-152 Scaffolding Children’s Narrative Comprehension Skills in Early Education and Home Settings (Anu Kajamies, Janne Lepola, Aino Mattinen)....Pages 153-173 Historical Thinking in the Early Years: The Power of Image and Narrative (Laura Arias-Ferrer, Alejandro Egea-Vivancos, Linda S. Levstik)....Pages 175-198 Bringing Mathematics Alive Through Stories (Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai, Juli-Anna Aerila, Sari Yrjänäinen)....Pages 199-225 Using Stories to Encourage Optimal Physical Development (Jennifer V. Butz, Stanton A. Hancock)....Pages 227-249 Front Matter ....Pages 251-251 Stories as Social Narratives for Students Identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Christan Grygas Coogle, Jennifer R. Ottley, Sloan Storie, Anne L. Larson)....Pages 253-274 Children’s Stories Supporting the Development of Critical Literacy and Intercultural Understanding (Jaana Pesonen)....Pages 275-297 Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Growth Through Developmental Bibliotherapy (Pirjo Suvilehto, Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran, Juli-Anna Aerila)....Pages 299-314 Move Me a Story: Augmenting Story Genres with Creative Movement (James Bowyer, Ben Munisteri)....Pages 315-331 Arts-Based Activities and Stories Convey Children’s Learning Experiences (Juli-Anna Aerila, Marja-Leena Rönkkö, Satu Grönman)....Pages 333-353 The Tales That Bind Us: Family Stories in Young Children’s Development (Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran)....Pages 355-371