ERIC Number: EJ1222178
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
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Comprehension and Production of Narrative Macrostructure in Swedish: A Longitudinal Study from Age 4 to 7
First Language, v39 n4 p412-432 Aug 2019
This article reports results from a longitudinal study from age 4 to 7 of comprehension and production of narrative macrostructure in Swedish monolingual children (N = 17). "Baby Birds/Baby Goats" from the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN) were used to elicit narratives and ask comprehension questions at age 4;4, 5;10 and 7;4. Results showed a steep development from age 4;4 to 5;10 in both comprehension and production of macrostructure, but only some further development in comprehension to age 7;4. For the measures studied, children seem to reach a plateau around age 6. Consistent differences between comprehension and production (higher scores in comprehension) and between stories (higher scores on "Baby Goats") were found across time points.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Language Acquisition, Swedish, Language Processing, Monolingualism, Native Language, Narration, Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Scores, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Pictorial Stimuli, Task Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Prior Learning, Comprehension, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Schemata (Cognition)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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