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ASK PINNACLE · QUESTIONS, EXPLANATIONS & NEXT STEPS

Storytelling Skills

Explore explanations, everyday questions and next steps connected with storytelling skills.

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Therapy & support

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Therapy that helps a child learn storytelling skills

Storytelling skills are supported mainly through speech and language therapy, which builds vocabulary, sequencing and the cause-and-effect language behind a narrative, alongside playful narrative activities at home and school. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

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At home

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Helping Your Child Practise Storytelling at Home

Grow storytelling by narrating routines, using a 'first-then-last' frame, asking open 'and then?' questions, and waiting for your child to add their part — turning baths, meals and car rides into warm, low-pressure story practice.

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How can I help my child learn storytelling skills at home?

Help your child's storytelling grow at home by reading and retelling stories together, narrating everyday outings to teach sequence, using simple story starters, and asking about characters' feelings. Between 3 and 7 years children move from naming to telling whole stories — keep it short, playful and warm.

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What is one Everyday Therapy activity for storytelling skills?

Try the "What happened next?" picture walk: take turns with your child to add one line each to a story built from a book page, photo or drawing. Five to ten playful minutes a day builds vocabulary, sequencing and imagination, with your child leading and you gently stretching the story.

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