Beyond the Book: stories in practice — Olivia Corbin-Phillip

Join Liv as she introduces the key differences between storytelling and reading aloud, shares tips on choosing the right books and offers inspiring examples from her own practice.

About the speaker

Olivia Corbin-Phillip, known as Stories with Liv, is a storyteller and literacy consultant specialising in early years. Liv specialises in interactive and responsive storytelling that put children at the centre of the adventure. She is interested in how stories find themselves in all areas of our lives, and in particular how they present in the play and oracy of young children. Liv is an advocate for early years workforce, championing the work of practitioners and teachers to make the academic work and arts-based research reachable to those on the ground in nurseries and schools.