The Contribution Of Storytelling Strategy As A Literature Tool To The Development Of Language Skills Among Kindergarten Children

Abstract

The aim was to investigate the contribution of storytelling strategy as a literature tool to the development of language skills among kindergarten children. This study employed a quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test design to investigate the contribution of storytelling strategy as a literature tool to the development of language skills among kindergarten children. 50 students were chosen from public kindergartens  in Fayoum city. The kindergartens  were randomly selected from the total number of public kindergartens  in the city. They were divided into two groups : experimental group, where they received  storytelling strategy instruction for 6 weeks(2 sessions , each lasted for 40 minutes).  While children in the control group did not receive such an instruction.  Results show that children in the experimental group outperformed their peers in the control group in all language skills (listening, writing , speaking and reading ) as well as the composite score.