The Story Performance Handbook
The audience for this practical guide is not aspiring professional storytellers, but teachers, librarians, parents, or clergy members who wish to grow in competence and confidence. The lessons progress from reading aloud (picture books, chapter books, and poetry) to storytelling (with and without props) to story performance programs. The text includes analyses and selection criteria of picture books, chapter books, and stories to read or to tell; the necessity for careful preparation; and guidelines to develop original story ideas into personal tales. The writing is clear and the author supplies numerous well-selected examples that are easy to follow. The text is appropriate for college classrooms and for workshops, yet the principles are suitable for teaching children and young adults. Roney's techniques and tips for success will lead beginners in reading aloud or in telling toward greater skill.-Judy Sokoll, Florida Storytelling Association, NaplesCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.