Press
The DVDs have appeared in a number of print and online articles and reviews.
Merlin John Online, December 2011.
“…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 review of all of the Story Spinner materials, including our new ‘Traditional Storyteller Apps’ on the Merlin John website.
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5 to 7 Educator, April 2011.
Eve Bearne explores how oral storytelling can significantly improve children’s reading, speaking, listening and writing, as well as their understanding of social diversity.
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for Government and the Public Sector. January 13, 2011.
UK Trade and Investment, London.
Elaine Cameron, the company’s International Trade Adviser at UKTI London, said:
“The Story Spinner typifies the sort of innovative and ambitious smaller company whose business UKTI can help take to the world…”
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Reading Zone. November 2010.
“Overall, Stories from Around the World offer great opportunities for cross-curricular work through stories, which can be watched over and over again. A fantastic tool to add to your kit bag.”
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Teach Primary! Volume 2.4
“A fantastic resource which would inspire the most reluctant orator or author!”
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NAHT Magazine. March 2010.
“Teachers said the DVDs fitted in well with the revised Literacy Framework and offered a variety of assessment opportunities…”
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School Library Association Magazine. Autumn 2009.
“…no school should ever be without them…”
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UKLA ‘English 4 -11′ Magazine. Spring 2009
Evaluation of the Story Spinner article, with writing and poetry samples.
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Milton Keynes Schools website. April 2009.
“…With the Story Spinner, they only see the storyteller’s facial expressions and gestures so the images they create in their minds are completely unique to them. This unleashes their imaginations which in turn inspires their writing.”
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Reading Zone. May 2009.
“Staff were taken aback at how focussed the children were… especially those teachers who work with special educational needs and EAL children…”
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UKLA English 4 -11 Magazine. Summer 2009.
The second article by Marilyn Mottram where she analyses some examples of children’s writing to show the precise effects of storytelling in raising achievements in writing.
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Child Education Plus. June 2008.
Sue Palmer writes “It’s not often a new resource knocks me out so comprehensively, but this is something special!”
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NATE Classroom Magazine. Spring 2008.
“…Speaking and listening is now a high priority in our schools and listening to oral storytelling is something we know that children need to experience. It is not possible to have a storyteller on hand every day and The Story Spinner DVDs are one way to compensate for this…”
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