08 July 2024
Storytelling: The art of delivery
A recent survey from the Literacy Trust found that 536,223 children aged 5 to 8 do not own a single book of their own at home. To put that into perspective, that equates to almost 1 in every 5 children within that age group in the UK.
In my eyes, and I’m sure in many others, that is a shocking statistic.
One of my favourite things to do every evening is sit down and read a story with my children. I’m not going to pretend bed time is always a calm experience (as I’m sure many parents can relate to..!), but the look on their faces when they are fully captivated in a story is priceless.
But why are stories so important?
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