Clarifying key vocabulary
Maintaining interest and learner involvement
Planning your story
Responding to learner needs
Extending learning opportunities
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Use pictures to help with meaning.
Cater for different learning styles.
Read the story first to help you decide how to use it.
Teach language that learners want to know.
Incorporate thinking skills activities.
Exploit the story for cross-curricular activities.
Choose stories that learners can relate to.
Get learners to help with the storytelling.