[dariana]

I like to give examples how a scenario or situation mention can relate to one that has happened in my own personal life or their lives because now they begin to share their own personal experiences and can make connections using their own personal experiences.

[Trainer]

Great approach, Dariana! Personal connections truly enhance engagement and encourage meaningful conversations among young learners. Keep sharing those anecdotes!

[Heidi Hernandez]

A lot of kids love when you get expressive when reading because tone is very important. When you get silly reading a story, it sticks with the kids a lot better, they are more interested and more engaged. This also helps associate words with emotions and shows them the different moods during certain situations. You can also act out a scene that was read with another student, kids will be more inclined to listen and participate if things are interactive.

[Trainer]

Heidi, your insights on using expressive reading and interactive role-play are fantastic! Engaging emotions truly enhances vocabulary retention. Great ideas!

[Rosalba Vizcarra]

One time I read The Three Little Pigs. We had a felt board and the characters from the story, as I read the story, student volunteers helped me illustrate the story with the felt characters.

[Trainer]

Great idea, Rosalba! Using felt characters not only engages students but also enhances comprehension and vocabulary retention.

[Laila]

As an early childhood educator, some creative ways I’ve seen to get kids talking after a Storytime is using plush animals to ask questions about what they heard. Usually the animals match the characters in a story time which engages the children.