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ERIC Number: ED619888
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 46
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Narrative Instruction in Elementary Classrooms: An Observation Study
Hall, Colby; Capin, Philip; Vaughn, Sharon; Gillam, Sandra L.; Wada, Rebekah; Fall, Anna-Maria; Roberts, Greg; Dille, Jordan T.; Gillam, Ronald B.
Grantee Submission
This study examined the amount and types of narrative instruction (i.e., story comprehension, oral storytelling, and story writing instruction) that general education English language arts teachers provide to students in Grades 1 through 4. The research team conducted 121, [approximately]30-minute classroom observations. Educators were asked to teach a lesson focused on narrative comprehension or production (i.e., on "understanding literary text or creating stories"). The amount and type of story instruction provided to students varied across classrooms. Forty-four percent of observed minutes were devoted to story comprehension; 10% of minutes addressed story writing. Teachers spent no time working with students on oral storytelling. Findings suggest that story production may not be an instructional focus in many primary-grade classrooms. In addition, from both a macrostructure and a microstructure standpoint, typical narrative instruction may omit elements of narrative language instruction that are associated with improved narrative comprehension, oral storytelling, and writing outcomes. [This paper was published in "Elementary School Journal" v121 n3 2021 (EJ1296722).]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Education Research (NCER) (ED/IES)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170111