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. . . as you are sitting comfortably. Miranda Walker explores how a playworker's storytelling can fire the imagination of children, improve literacy skills and build a magical bond between storyteller and audience A well-told story can be more than entertaining - it can be magical, exciting and intriguing. If you've ever watched a group of children listening to a good storyteller than you'll know just how special the experience can be. But what's the difference between telling a story and reading one, and how can playworkers give storytelling a try?

A well-told story can be more than entertaining - it can be magical, exciting and intriguing. If you've ever watched a group of children listening to a good storyteller than you'll know just how special the experience can be. But what's the difference between telling a story and reading one, and how can playworkers give storytelling a try?

The principal difference may be easy to spot since a reader will be using a book and a teller will be using their memory or making up a story, but the differences don't just end there, according to 11-year-old Alex from Devon.

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