Storytelling, Special Needs and Disabilities: Practical Approaches for Children and Adults

Storytelling can open new worlds for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities, and this book provides a comprehensive guide to storytelling practice with diverse learners. It includes top tips, signposts for further training, and an additional chapter sharing the lived experiences of storytellers with disabilities.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 31 December 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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In a fully revised and updated second edition, this innovative and comprehensive book explores the transformative power of storytelling for individuals with special educational needs and disabilities. Providing a highly accessible blend of theory and practice, the contributors to this book define their unique approaches to inclusive storytelling, outlining the principles and theories that underpin their work while never losing sight of the sheer joy that permeates their endeavors. The book covers a wide range of topics, including therapeutic storytelling, language and communication, interactive and multi-sensory storytelling, and technology. Each chapter is packed with practical tips and signposts for practitioners who wish to incorporate stories into their own work, making this book an essential and comprehensive guide to storytelling practice with diverse learners.

This new edition:

· has been meticulously updated to reflect the significant advancements and developments in the field of storytelling

· employs a diverse range of chapters, carefully structured to guide the reader through the conceptualization and practical application of storytelling approaches

· includes an additional chapter, offering firsthand accounts from storytellers who identify as having disabilities, providing valuable insights and perspectives

Packed with inspiring ideas that can be utilized with individuals of all ages and with a wide range of needs, this book serves as an invaluable resource for education professionals, therapists, youth workers, counselors, and theatre practitioners working in the field of special education.

\n Weight: 438g\n
Dimension: 245 x 282 x 31 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367746858\n
Edition number: 2 New edition\n