Children learn language through 3 simple phases and is known as the 3 I’s.

• This involves children in learning and retelling stories and poems.
• Children pick up words they hear that are memorable or meaningful. Children tend not to make much of words that they do not understand, as they are just sounds rather than powerful labels that can be used to order and organise the world.

Imitation

• This involves children in learning and retelling stories and poems.
• Children pick up words they hear that are memorable or meaningful. Children tend not to make much of words that they do not understand, as they are just sounds rather than powerful labels that can be used to order and organise the world

So how do we make our story telling memorable? Take a moment to think about how you would make a story memorable for a child and write down your answers by click ‘next’.