Learning The Spanish Language
Through Story Telling

Once upon a time, oral storytelling ruled. It was the medium through which people learned their history, settled their arguments, and came to make sense of the phenomena of their world. Then along came the written word with its mysterious symbols. For a while, only the rich and privileged had access to its wonders. But in time, books, signs, pamphlets, memos, cereal boxes, constitutions—countless kinds of writing appeared everywhere people turned. The ability to read and write now ruled many lands. Oral storytelling, like the simpleminded youngest brother in the olden tales, was foolishly cast aside. Oh, in casual ways people continued to tell each other stories at bedtime, across dinner tables, and around campfires, but the respect for storytelling as a tool of learning was almost forgotten. Courtesy of The National Council of Teachers of English.

Patti Lozano and the other authors she works with have realized the importance of storytelling as a learning tool in helping children better understand, remember and learn a language.

"Get Them Talking!" offers sound story telling techniques to help an instructor assure that the students relate to the story and thereby the vocabulary in a completely enjoyable learning experience.

"Perfect Picture Stories" is a collection of 36 interesting and often humorous stories, each story pictured over 6 frames, much like Advanced Placement stories. No words appear on the story pages, so students create their own descriptions, text and/or dialogues. These tiny tales are excellent for listening, laughing, discussion and simple or complex writing projects. Applicable for upper elementary through adult learners of any second language.

If your school does not include storytelling in it inventory of teaching tools, refer to the NCTE web site for more information, and then contact us about how we can help you.