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Croatian RECEPTION team has analysed the method of the activity of intensive reading stories aloud with children who attended pre-school programme in Elementary School Matije Gupca Gornja Stubica.The conclusion is that the children who were exposed to the activity of intensive reading stories aloud developed their verbal-linguistic skills better that those who were not exposed to such an incentive. Australian writer Susan Perrow's therapeutically stories were used in this activity. The stories were encouraging and children reacted extremely well to them. It should also be emphasised that for the activity to be successful the appropriate preparation of the person who reads the story plays an important role.Why have precisely these results been obtained? The answer lies in the fact that reading stories has an important role in enrichening passive, as well as active vocabulary in children which is furthermore important in developing phonemic consciousness in children. Finally, although not less important, by reading stories readers and passionate readers are being brought up.
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Ines Krüelj-Vidas, school librarian promoted in advisor status, currently working in Elementary school Matija Gubec Gornja Stubica, Croatia, focused on developing and promotion of basic literacy skills among pupils.
