Presentation by Lisa Stevens at Language World 22nd March 2019

1. “There’s always room for a story
that can transport people to
another place.”
JK Rowling
Image by Mysticsartdesign on Pixabay

2. Image from WorldArtsMe
Image from Pixabay
Supporting learners’
understanding and enjoyment
of
stories in the primary
languages classroom.
Lisa Stevens
@lisibo
www.lisibo.com

3. How can we support learners?
• Use of familiar stories
• Telling the story
• Dual texts
• Use of props
• In song
• Rebus stories
• Use of picture prompts (T4W)
• Use of actions (inc Makaton)
• Reimagining and rewriting stories

4. “No story lives unless someone
wants to listen.”
JK Rowling
Image by MoteOo on Pixabay

5. Familiarstories

6. “It’s the way I tell ‘em.”
• Text length
• Images
• Seen or unseen?
• Book or screen?
• Voice

9. Simplifying stories
https://www.slideshare.net/lisib
o/senor-cabeza-naranja-mod

10. Dual texts

12. Using props and accessories.

13. La Belle au Bois Dormant
La belle, la belle au bois dormant, bois dormant, bois dormant
La belle, la belle au bois dormant, bois dormant.
La belle, la belle prends garde à toi, garde à toi, garde à toi!
La méchante, méchante fée arrive, fée arrive, fée arrive.
Elle jette son sort: Tu dors cent ans! dors cent ans! dors cent ans!
La haie d’épines grandit, grandit, grandit, grandit, grandit, grandit.
Le prince arrive, il voit la belle, voit la belle, voit la belle.
La belle, la belle, ouvre les yeux! ouvre les yeux! ouvre les yeux!
La belle épouse son prince charmant, prince charmant, prince charmant.

14. Play scripts

16. Encouraging participation

23. https://www.imageneseducativas.com/colecci
on-de-cuentos-con-pictogramas/

25. https://www.orientacionandujar.es/2017/06/0
1/super-coleccion-cuentos-realizados-
pictogramas-actividades/

26. https://www.pictocuentos.com/

27. Using Pictograms
https://www.pictotraductor.com/

28. Issue of agreement…

29. Question marks…

31. https://www.pictosonidos.com/categoria/la-calle/10
Vocabulary and games

32. https://www.pictoeduca.com/leccion/219/la-palabra-y-la-s-laba
Create lessons using Pictogramas to explain
and clarify.

33. Talk for Writing - T4W

34. Reworking stories

35. Using Makaton and Widgets
• Inclusive
• Encourages participation
• Supports memorisation
• Keeps fiddling fingers
occupied!
• Great fun!

37. Hands of the World project
• eTwinningproject
http://bit.ly/TwinspaceHOTW
• Sharon Tonner-Saunders at University of
Dundee
• #hotwmakaton #etwinning
• A million dreams
https://youtu.be/9tvlSuGbCPg

38. Querido Zoo
https://widgitonline.com/doc/283ef53eddcaf24f48c5329dfd6393ca Widget word mat

39. Each class learned the
signs – animals and
emotions first then as a
story.
Then we attempted to
tell the story together in
assembly!

40. Ten in the Bed
https://youtu.be/ozWLB8ZPLF4 Rob Delaney
http://bit.ly/Mayflr10 Mayflower Primary
Download the Makaton signs
here:
http://bit.ly/teninbedmakato
n
Word map also in Spanish!
http://bit.ly/Diezcama

41. Diez en la cama song
https://youtu.be/zHUUphycUjc
Dix dans le lit
https://youtu.be/zHUUphycUjc
Zehn im Bett
https://youtu.be/ZcbX7Oan1ac

43. Twitter - @lisibo
My website - ¡Vámonos! - lisibo.com
Pinterest board with links from this
presentation:
http://bit.ly/LW2109
Languages in Primary Schools
https://www.facebook.com/primarylanguages/