ion?
Kieran Egan (l985) maintains the story is the only unit in language that fi=
xes the meaning of incidents and determines their affective meaning while o=
ffering a haven of clarity. The story form organizes contents into basic po=
lar categories, puts them into a binary conflict, and adds elaboration and =
resolution. Learning to follow a story requires a sense of causality, prob=
lem solving, analyzing events and situations, forming hypotheses and reform=
ing them in light of further content. Egan asserts that in the early years=
(up to age 8) educators should immerse students in story and any content w=
e can organize in story form.
My experience indicates that listening to an oral telling of the story is t=
he most intense immersion a student can achieve. Stories can evoke moods, =
generate response, and create images that "please the inward eye" so necess=
ary to a vivid imagination. Because a story calls upon emotion, it engages =
attention, meaning and memory. (Jensen, 1997)
(What teacher doesn't wish that the lesson will be remembered?)
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