Story in Children's Lives: Contributions of the Narrative Mode to Early Childhood Development, Liter

1. Introduction: The Strength of Stories; Kerry Jo Kerry-Moran & Juli-Anna Aerila.- SECTION ONE: HEARING CHILDREN'S VOICES.- 2. Personal Stories: Autobiographical Memory and Young Children's Stories of Their Own Lives;   Mary Renck Jalongo.- 3. Increasing Well-being and Giving Voice through Storycrafting to Children who are Refugees, Immigrants, or Asylum Seekers; Liisa Karlsson, Minna Lähteenmäki & Anna-Leena Laastikka.- 4. Who Am I? Shaping Young Children's Identities Through Everyday Narratives; Anna-Maija Puroila.- 5. Young Children's Humorous Stories: A Force for Positive Emotions; Eleni Loizou & Anthia Michaelides.- 6. Story Circles: Supporting Boys´ Social and Emotional Worlds in School; Erin Elizabeth Flynn.- 7. Action Telling Method: From Storytelling to Crafting the Future; Jonna Kangas & Jyrki Reunamo.- SECTION TWO: RECOGNIZING AND APPLYING STORIES.- 8. Understanding Stories as Multimodal Experiences in Young Children's Development; Marilyn J. Narey.- 9. Scaffolding Children's Narrative Comprehension Skills in Early Education and Home Settings; Anu Kajamies, Janne Lepola & Aino Mattinen.- 10. Historical Thinking in the Early Years: The Power of Image and Narrative; Laura Arias-Ferrar, Alejandro Egea-Vivancos & Linda S. Levstik.- 11. Bringing Mathematics Alive through Stories; Vince Natthapoj, Juli-Anna Aerila & Sari Yrjänäinen.- 12. Using Stories to Encourage Optimal Physical Development; Jennifer Butz & Stanton A. Hancock, III.- SECTION THREE: HOLISTICALLY SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S WELLBEING.- 13. Stories as Social Narratives for Students Identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Christan Grygas Coogle, Jennifer R. Ottley & Anne L. Larson.- 14. Children's Stories Supporting the Development of Critical Literacy and Intercultural Sensitivity; Jaana Pesonen.- 15. Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Growth through Developmental Bibliotherapy; Pirjo Suvilehto, Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran & Juli-Anna Aerila.- 16. Move Me a Story: Augmenting Story Genres with Creative Movement; James Bowyer & Ben Munisteri.- 17. Arts-Based Activities and Stories Convey Children's Learning Experiences; Juli-Anna Aerila, Marja-Leena Rönkkö & Satu Grönman.- 18. The Tales That Bind Us: Family Stories in Young Children's Development; Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran.