Scribing Verbatim: What We Hear When We Really Listen
From Chrissie, Reception Teacher, Croydon‘Helicopter Stories allows me the time to sit and listen to children in a way that isn’t always possible in a…
Category: Scribing Stories
In Conversation with… Glenys Ingham – On The Importance of Children’s Needs
‘What a fantastic skill to be able to listen, without pictures, without anyone even turning the pages of a book to sit and listen and…
In Conversation with… Jo Hobbs – The Impact of Helicopter Stories
“(Helicopter Stories) was the only thing they did across the week that was fully inclusive. There was nothing else that was timetabled in, that everybody could…
Stories from New Zealand: A Girl Named Abby
About ten years ago, when I lived in London, I learned to deliver Helicopter Stories with Trisha Lee and Isla Hill. I now live back at home in Aotearo…
Scribing Verbatim Part 2 – Creating an Exact Record
Bella sat beside me. I wrote her name at the top of my A5 sheet of paper, and she started to dictate her story. Like…
Scribing Verbatim: Part 1 – Creativity
One of the questions that is often asked about Helicopter Stories is why both Isla Hill and I scribe verbatim, exactly what each child dictates,…
Keeping a Record of Children’s Stories
There is no hard and fast rule about how to keep a record of the children's stories you collect during a Helicopter Stories session, although it is im…