When children’s storytelling says so much more

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Effective storytelling can be challenging.

We take for granted that our children tell stories. But what if they can’t? Oral storytelling is a bridge to literacy, yet many children do not develop this skill naturally. Research has shown that narrative skill at school entry predicts writing and reading comprehension up to ten years later. Narrative intervention is a form of language therapy and a classroom […]

What constitutes optimal leisure?

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Professor Robert Stebbins has developed a framework that synthesises the science of leisure activities which can be used by policymakers to inform their decisions of organising leisure activities so that people can pursue their optimal lifestyles.

Large sections of our society have had an increasing amount of time on their hands outside of work since the inception of the industrial age. People have developed multiple ways of occupying this time through varied and multifaceted leisure activities. These activities have been extensively researched and documented in recent decades, and Professor Robert Stebbins at the University of Calgary […]