Digital Storytelling in the ClassroomThoughts of a First Grade Teacher

Sandra Kroitor

Benefits Allows children with limited reading

skills to hear a story before they start working with the text.

Opens up children to the idea that reading can be fun.

Gives teachers the ability to offer an additional method to storytelling.

Can be used with multiple types of text.

Tales of a 1st Grade Teacher As a first grade teacher I have many

different types of learners. A few of my students have learning issues which have hindered them from reading. By showing them a digital story, rather then me reading to them, they are able to experience the book in the same way their classmates are with out feeling different.

Kids Creations Kids can sometimes be better story

tellers than their teachers or parents. Having students create their own storytelling's allows them to take an ownership in their own learning process.