Take the story in an unexpected direction

When telling a story, use pitch, pacing, and pausing to keep your child hanging on your every word.

• Pauses create suspense and curiosity. You can use strategic pauses to let your child think of what will happen next, and then let the story take an unexpected turn.
• Voice is so important. In a story, you can vary the rhythm, pitch, intonation, you can speedup your words, or you can slow... down... your... words. You can move your voice up or down.