The Stories Children Tell by Engel, Susan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Table of Contents Preface 1 - The World of Children’s Stories

The Pervasiveness of Narratives The Narrative Revolution Stories and the Self Storytelling and Literacy Storytelling and Development Narratives and Stories

2 - Why Children Tell Stories

Making Sense of the World Problem Solving Making Emotional Sense of the World Becoming Part of the Culture Making and Keeping Friends Constructing a Self Inventing and Adapting

3 - Perspectives on Narrative

Studying Narrative Meaning in Children’s Stories Identifying Narratives Listening to Children’s Stories

4 - The Kinds of Stories Children Tell

Stories of Personal Experience Shared Personal Anecdotes Fantasy and Fiction

5 - The Origins of Storytelling

Infant-Parent Conversations The Social Origins of Memory Identifying Collaboration Developmental Shifts in Co-Construction Co-Construction in 24 Month Olds Co-Construction in 30 Month Olds Individual Differences in Co-Construction Learning to Tell the Right Kind of Story

6 - Developing a Narrative Voice

What Is Narrative Voice? How Feedback Shapes the Narrative Voice The Art of Listening and Storytelling Children’s Ear for Style Original versus Borrowed Stories

7 - We Are the Stories We Tell

Phase 1: The Emergence of Self in Stories Phase 2: Creating the Past with Parents Phase 3: The Self Shared with Young Friends Phase 4: The Self Constructed Through Many Stories Phase 5: Crystallization of the Childhood Self

8 - Fostering Narrative Development

Listen Attentively Respond Substantively Collaborate Provide a Multiplicity of Voices and Genres Encourage the Use of a Wide Range of Story Forms Permit Stories About Things That Matter

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