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Not Only Story-Tellers; Story Makers!© Beverley Paine, 2004 When reading stories to my young children I'd often place them in the story by saying things like "if I was Susan there's no way I'd crawl into that hole... what about you?" We'd talk about why Susan felt the need to crawl into the hole, try to predict what was going to happen next, or what would happen is she turned tail and ran home! Make fiction come alive - you'll be surprised at how much fun reading aloud together becomes. I can't count the number of times I or my friends retell stories we've read or seen at the movies or on television. People have a huge need to tell stories. Long before humans began reading we shared our stories: the stories of our personal lives, gossip about friends, scary stories, moralistic tales... you name, we've told it! Stop and listen to a small group of children - you'll hear some amazing stories. Embellishment is creativity at work and it's magic. Never look bored when a child is retelling Harry Potter yet again... extend the story by igniting the children's imagination... "Yes, but what if, instead of..." I love the look on children's faces when they realise that not only are they story-tellers, they are also story-makers! ... read more tips on learning how to read
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home. In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008: she also edits and produce the HEA Newsletter, HEA magazine, Stepping Stones for Home Educators, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications. If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for the Homeschool Australia Newsletter or visit her Facebook page.