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Peer reviewedSillick, Audrey – NAMTA Journal, 1997
Evoking storytelling as a human tendency, suggests that stories involve sight, sound, rhythm, voice, and spontaneous imagination. Claims that because stories appeal to children's inner lives, they are optimal for communicating "life and human relationships and the totality of the natural world." Also claims that stories encourage…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Imagination, Listening Skills
Peer reviewedSwimme, Brian T. – NAMTA Journal, 1998
Argues that children and society as a whole have an inherent need for a cosmic story whose purpose is to provide insight into people's place in the universe. Describes the importance, role, and place for a cosmic storyteller in modern society. (SD)
Descriptors: Chronicles, Creationism, Cultural Education, Early Childhood Education
