In previous articles, we spoke about the project Seeds of Tellers in itself and why we can use tales to promote oracy, and we also spoke of the concepts and meaning of “seeds” and of “tellers”. But we may ask ourselves, what are tales exactly and why do we tell tales?
Seeds of Tellers: The secret nature of tales Read More »
In the previous article, we explained how “Seeds of Tellers” project aims at using Tales to promote oracy and therefore, reinforce the development of all other basic skills a child should acquire; grammar, reading skills, calculus, etc. Here we would like to focus on the Seeds. Indeed, with Seeds of Tellers, we will know a lot about Tales but what about the Seeds? What is it? What does it have to do with Tales or Tellers? What could be the symbols behind all those words?
Seeds of Tellers: From Seeds to Tales and back again Read More »
After kindergarten, when going to primary school, education revolves around around learning how to write and count and learn plenty of things, but we tend to lose focus on an important skill: oracy, or the capacity to speak or read out loud. It is however a key skill to support students not only at school, but also to prepare them for the workplace. This is why we think it is important to teach it as soon as primary school.
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