{"id":26882,"date":"2024-09-08T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/?p=26882"},"modified":"2025-04-14T17:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:53:28","slug":"the-role-of-storytelling-in-literacy-chatting-with-twinkl-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/the-role-of-storytelling-in-literacy-chatting-with-twinkl-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Storytelling in Literacy, Chatting with Twinkl South Africa on International Literacy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To celebrate International Literacy Day I had the joy of chatting with talented Magret Botman, Segment Manager: Intermediate Phase Twinkl Ltd, about the Role of Storytelling in Literacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also discussed early memories of reading; my writing process; why is storytelling important in the context of literacy education; using storytelling as a tool in the classroom; how digital age impacts children&#8217;s storytelling and reading habits, and what changes I would you like to see in the way literacy is taught in schools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cZq8LJnL_Z8?si=X1FFrWPEtEkGRGaF\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>3:42 My writing process&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:42 Incorporating cultural context in storytelling&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:12 Why is storytelling important in the context of literacy development for young readers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8:19 How can teachers use storytelling to improve literacy development in their classrooms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:18 Should kids read from tablets and iPad or hold a physical book?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:15 Are there any changes you suggest for teachers today when they are teaching literacy?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15:29 Your message for International Literacy Day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My previous collaboration with Twinkl South Africa was with  lovely Ciske Momberg, the Content Executive, about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinkl.co.za\/blog\/explore-unexpected-friendships-with-patricia-furstenberg-author-of-books-for-kids-joyful-trouble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unexpected friendships encountered in my children\u2019s books<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinkl.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Twinkl <\/em><\/a>has been providing high-quality, trusted teaching and learning resources to educators all over the world for more than a decade. These resources are written and reviewed by an amazing team of experienced educators and there are hundreds of thousands of resources to download, with new ones added every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring early reading memories, my writing process, the role of storytelling in literacy education, its classroom use, the digital age&#8217;s impact on children&#8217;s reading habits, and changes I\u2019d like to see in literacy teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The Role of Storytelling in Literacy, Chatting with Twinkl South Africa","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1342,1327,1335,1336],"tags":[6338,6339,6341,6337,6340],"class_list":["post-26882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-authors","category-childrens-books","category-education","category-south-africa","tag-chatting-with-twinkl-south-africa","tag-howdigital-age-impcts-childrens-reading","tag-literacy-in-education","tag-role-of-stroyteling-in-literacy","tag-storytelling-as-a-tool-in-the-classroom"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/role-of-storytelling-in-literacy-Twinkl-SA-Patricia-Furstenberg-e1756799913791.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":226,"url":"https:\/\/alluringcreations.co.za\/wp\/does-school-attendance-guarantee-literacy\/","url_meta":{"origin":26882,"position":0},"title":"Does School Attendance Guarantees Literacy? 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