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Merlin John Online Review
“…storytelling is a highly skilled art form which many busy teachers find difficult to achieve in the classroom. Bring on The Story Spinner, a resource accessible to children of all ages and abilities and one which has already enjoyed huge success with children with special needs and English as an additional language…”
Chris Drage shares his [...]
Posted by Maria on 20 December 2011
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The Story Spinner on the National Strategy site
We are really pleased to announce that one of the Year 4 stories from the series has been selected as a resource on the Primary National Strategy website.
You can visit the National Strategies Site here.
Posted by Maria on 7 September 2009
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The Birmingham Story Spinner project
Discover how Birmingham schools experienced outstanding results in children’s writing, thanks to The Story Spinner DVDs. Read the Final Evaluation of the Story Spinner here.
“The Story Spinner sows the seed for teachers, children, families to weave their own tales of wonder and delight for the National Year of Reading and beyond.”
— Marilyn Mottram, School Effectiveness [...]
Posted by Maria on 27 August 2009
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70% of Dyslexic children improve.
Children at Tonbridge Dyslexia Action Centre became storytellers of their own, thanks to the magic of the Story Spinner.
‘In my opinion, the Story Spinner DVDs are an extremely effective tool in highlighting to the students the importance of description and expression in stories.’
— Shobha Coutinho, Principal at Tonbridge Dyslexia Action
Posted by Maria on 9 July 2009
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The Story Spinner wins the UKLA Special Commendation Award 2008.
“These stories have been created for every age group and the DVD includes ideas for how to use them in schools. Each story is wonderfully told. Members of the panel delighted in the stories and had many tales to tell of their effect in classrooms.
Moving, amusing and enthralling, this set of DVDs is a [...]
Posted by Maria on 4 July 2009
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