Linguistic and emotional development happens when students have English-language ownership of their stories. Simply re-telling stories doesn t do that, but something else clicks when students interact with the stories and harvest their language and content. This book offers useful practical ideas and activities to get students to engage with the content of a story and elaborate it in a personal way. Watch one of the storytelling videos: Go to the Free Downloads tab to download the Contents page for an overview of the book, plus a sample activity you carry out in your class.