It is the third week that Ms. Sotto's preschool classroom has been turned into an airport. The literacy center is a ticket counter, with a travel agency complete with child-made passports, tickets, and travel brochures. What is happening in Ms. Sotto's classroom is an example of what most early childhood educators mean when they talk about…

Oral storytelling supports young children's learning and development differently than stories read aloud from picture books. It gives children an opportunity to exercise their imagination, communicate effectively, enhance their social literacy, and build community in a different way. Oral storytelling encourages a heightened and more sophisticated…

At Kansas State University Child Development Laboratory, an outdoor play space has been imaginatively designed to provide varied physical experiences for young children. (Author/AJ)

Maintains that listening to storytelling is an important developmental experience for young children, and provides suggestions and information on techniques for telling traditional, personal experience, and personal imagination stories. (CM)