How did teachers structure story time?
The teachers reintroduced regular story times which involved stories being read aloud. By promoting reading aloud to the children they hoped to present them with a rich variety of language and text structure. Teachers chose books for their relevance to current learning and the richness of their language. The project involved a range of different approaches to engage children with literature: • Stories were read by the teacher with breaks for pupil discussion, and also without breaks. This presents the text in a vivid fashion to enable children to grasp the power of the text. • Pictures were shown after the page was read, which allowed children time and space to picture the idea in their heads. • Teachers read some texts only once, and re-read others frequently at story times, individually and in small groups. • Large texts were used for shared reading and discussion. Story time had a direct impact on helping children develop their writing skills The children reacted positively to the r
