Structural Development of the Fictional Narratives of African American Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Price, Johanna R.; Roberts, Joanne E.; Jackson, Sandra C.
Titel	Structural Development of the Fictional Narratives of African American Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 37 (2006) 3, S.178-190 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-1461
Schlagwörter	Personal Narratives; Language Acquisition; Preschool Children; African American Children; Story Grammar; Student Characteristics; Poverty; Family Environment; Kindergarten; Language Tests; Skill Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erlebniserzählung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Armut; Familienmilieu; Language test; Sprachtest; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Purpose: This study examined the structural development of African American preschoolers' narratives. It also investigated the effect of background variables (e.g., gender, maternal education, stimulation and responsiveness of the home environment, and whether or not the child lived in poverty) on the children's narratives. Method: Sixty-five children completed a story-retelling task at age 4 and again at kindergarten entry. Narratives were then coded for story grammar elements. Results: Four-year-olds narrated some attempts to solve the problem and some elements of the story ending. At kindergarten entry, children had higher total narrative scores and included more of every type of story grammar element except relationship. Overall, narratives were not related to background variables. Clinical Implications: The Bus Story Language Test (C. Renfrew, 1991) appears to be an assessment tool that is sensitive to structural growth in African American children's narratives from 4 years to kindergarten entry. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10