UEL Baby Dev Lab

Newham Storytelling Project: Exploring the psychology of stories and play at Discover Children’s Story Centre

Newham Storytelling Project: Exploring the psychology of stories and play at Discover Children’s Story Centre

We know that all children are different and learn and behave in different ways. What we are less certain of, is how to accommodate for this vast variability when tailoring educational experiences for all. University of East London Baby Development Lab have partnered with Discover Children’s Story Centre to promote access to storytelling in the Newham community.

Discover centre participants
Discover centre participants. Credit Sorcha Bridge

This project will conduct research with children aged 0-8 years old and their caregivers, as they explore Discovers’ immersive exhibition – a space for play and storytelling, where stories are brought to life. This project will utilise innovative developmental psychology research to investigate how children play and learn, use the interactives, and engage with each other, their adults and Discover’s ‘Story Builders’. Discover will use these findings to inform planning and design of future exhibitions, as well as gaining valuable insight into how children and parents engage in stories.

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