The Employment of “Storytelling” Technique in Preschool Children’s Speech Development

Abstract

This article reveals the essence of a pedagogical technique “storytelling”. The author provides the detailed description and the analysis of the types of pedagogical storytelling. The technique considered enables a teacher to address and solve many issues in the fi eld of training, upbringing, and development. The paper emphasizes the use of storytelling in speech development of preschool children, as the issue of speech development has currently been of great relevance. The article also outlines the features, the structure, and the advantages of storytelling, as well as some methodological recommendations for teachers of preschool educational establishments concerning the application of this technique. It is worth mentioning that the article provides the examples for each type and subtype of the technique, which enables one to quickly grasp the essence of its implementation, encouraging the readers to generate their own ideas on applying this method in their own teaching practices.