New York College Learning Skills Association

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Research and Teaching
in Developmental Education

Volume 19, Issue 1, Fall 2002

Focus on Communication Through Folk Tales and Story-Telling
By Susan J. Behrens, Marymount Manhattan College, Amy R. Neeman, Johnson and Wales University, and David D. Newman, Johnson and Wales University

Abstract

Educators are well aware of the benefits of a multi-ethnic approach to classroom instruction across disciplines (Gersten & Jimenez, 1998). What might be overlooked are the benefits of using folk tales from around the world as rich material for classroom instruction.