Research Roundup: Paley’s Practice: Storytelling, Story Acting, and Early Learning

Authors

  • Lisa M. Sensale Yazdian
  • Betsy Diamant-Cohen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/cal.19.1.29

Abstract

In the early years, children’s librarians traditionally lit a candle at the beginning of each storytime. The altered atmosphere helped transport children mentally to a land of stories. The candle was blown out at the end of the session, bringing them back to the library. Although this tradition has not endured (due perhaps to the invention of smoke alarms), storytelling remains an effective tool that can be used by librarians.

Author Biographies

Lisa M. Sensale Yazdian

Lisa M. Sensale Yazdian, PhD, is an educational psychologist who has been working in public libraries since 2007. She currently oversees youth outreach services at Boone County Public Library in northern Kentucky.

Betsy Diamant-Cohen

Betsy Diamant-Cohen is a children’s librarian with a doctorate, an early literacy trainer, consultant, and author. In addition to translating research into practical information for children’s librarians and co-authoring this column, she is now busy designing curricula, offering online courses, and presenting webinars to children’s librarians near and far.

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Published

2021-04-07

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2021): Spring

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