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Palmer, Barbara C., Shelly J. Harshbarger, and Cindy A. Koch. "Storytelling as a Constructivist Model for Developing Language and Literacy." Journal of Poetry Therapy 14.4(2001): 199-212. OhioLINK. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article lists the benefits of storytelling to young children. When teachers or any adult tells children stories it increases their vocabulary and their listening and reading comprehension. Through story telling, children also learn how to construct a story. They learn what the beginnning, middle, and end are. Once theyl learn how to construct a story, they begin to learn how to write their own stories. Storytelling greatly benefits children's literacy.

Wright, Cheryl, et al. "Windows into Children's Thinking: A Guide to Storytelling and Dramatization." Early Childhood Education Journal 35.4 (2008): 363-369. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how promoting storytelling in the classroom helps promote children's creativity and originality. The teacher should encourage stroytelling acitivities and to prompt the kids to tell their made up story without influencing the content. Teachers should aslo send home copies of their stories so they can tell their story again at home. It is good for the kids to learn at school and then take what they have learned home with them, like with storytelling.

Ryokai, K., C. Vaucelle, and J. Cassell. "Virtual Peers as Partners in Storytelling and Literacy Learning." Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 19.2 (2003): 195-208. Ohiolink. Web. 18 Nov. 2010\n\nThis article is about how children's literacy begins way before the children enter school. The keys to reading and writing are through storytelling. This helps them develop language skills that are improtant for their future literacy.

Cassell, J. and Ryokai K. "Making Space for Voice: Technologies to Support Children's Fantasy and Storytelling." Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 5.3 (2001):169-190. Ohiolink. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article talks about hoe technology today does not allow children to use their imaginations to the fullest. Children need to use their imaginations and they can do that through storytelling. When they make up stories and act out their favorite fantasy scenes, their imaginations grow.

Mullen, Rebecca, and Linda Wedwick. "Avoiding the Digital Abyss: Getting Started in the Classroom with YouTube, Digital Stories, and Blogs." Clearing House 82.2 (2008): 66-69. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article is about a Midwestern middle school teacher who incorporates social networking and newer technological media into her teaching routine. The kids regularly use or view YouTube (short clips relevant to what is being taught each day), digital storytelling (using technology to write and create stories), as well as blogs (they regularly write book reviews, homework, or view podcasts all on a moderated blogging website).