Literacy Through Storytelling

Bringing Books Alive!

A new keynote, workshop, and performance series focusing on the role of storytelling in motivating literacy and the importance of reading in schools. Once described by the St. Louis Post Dispatch as "an adventure story comes to life," Bobby brings this same level of energy and enthusiasm to the serious business of motivating educators and learners. Through demonstration and hands-on instruction, Bobby highlights exciting new techniques drawn from over thirty-two years of working with children in educational settings. Topics covered include:

• Using storytelling techniques as power tools for building reading comprehension skills such as recall, sequencing, and imagery.
• Motivating reading while building vocabulary and language skills.
• Building language skills, including enunciation, projection of voice, and fluency in speaking to make oral and silent reading fun!
• Inspiring educators through stories to find creative ways in which to promote literacy.
• Waking up young imaginations through visualization, theatre techniques, staged readings and character development.
• Integrating literacy training with Howard Gardner's theory of multiple-intelligences.

Bobby is renowned for his energetic and animated storytelling performances and highly sought after as a keynote speaker for Young Author's conferences, state teacher's conventions, IRA meetings and staff development workshops. This exciting new series encourages and inspires educators with stimulating, innovative techniques and key insights into the role of storytelling in building literacy.