Mr Wiggle and Mr Waggle are about to become a regular addition to story time at The Old Station Nursery in Innsworth, Gloucestershire after nursery teacher Rebecca Mitchell completed training to enhance children’s love of reading.
The pair are part of an oral story told using hands, which Ms Mitchell learned during the National Day Nurseries Association’s online course, Let’s Look at Reading and Storytelling. She completed the 90-minute session of videos, tutorials and short practical exercises at home in September.
Ms Mitchell qualified as an Early Years Teacher in July. ‘Group storytelling within the baby room is obviously quite limited because of attention spans,’ she says. ‘I thought it would be helpful to know what books I should be sharing with the 18-months to three-years age group.’
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