Raising Voices: Creating Youth Storytelling Groups and Troupes

Anyone who wants to start a youth storytelling group or troupe will find a wealth of practical information and inspiration in this guide. Written by two veteran storytellers and storytelling group leaders, this book takes you step by step through the entire process of planning, starting, managing, and growing your storytelling group-even up through taking the show on the road. Complete instructions for teaching storytelling skills and performing are accompanied by dozens of reproducible activities and practical tips-from how to recruit members and how to adapt stories for telling to what to wear when performing, and fundraising ideas. Storytelling is a powerful teaching and learning tool. It increases literacy and language skills, builds creativity and imagination, instills confidence, encourages cooperation and collaboration-and it's great fun for everyone! Share the gift of storytelling with young people and watch them grow. Grades 4-12.

JUDY SIMA, Media Specialist for more than 30 years, is the Michigan State Liaison to the National Storytelling Network.KEVIN CORDI, the first full-time high school storytelling teacher in the country, is co-chair of the National Storytelling Networks Youth Storytelling Special Interest Group. His program has received the National Service Award from the National Storytelling Network.