It is empowering for a child to be able to express his or her thoughts and feelings articulately through oral language. The art of storytelling can be an enjoyable tool for practicing both listening skills and verbal expression.
Teachers can effectively model interesting, expressive language for students to emulate.
New vocabulary can be introduced and easily comprehended within a story's context. Diverse ways in which language is used can be depicted in folktales, including instructions, recipes, secrets, riddles, warnings, questions, and explanations. People learn new skills when they are interested in the topic or when it is useful to them. Finding folktales to tell can stimulate reading and research interest. Folktale collections can be found in the 398.2 section of library.