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Harris, Yvette R.; Schroeder, Valarie M. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2012
Forty middle-class American mothers and their preschool children were observed in a narrative activity which involved telling a story using the Berenstain Bears Play Set as a stimulus. The goal of the study was to examine the presence of story grammar elements in both maternal and preschool narratives. In addition, the study sought to explore the…
Descriptors: Story Grammar, School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Mothers
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Morris-Friehe, Mary J.; Sanger, Dixie D. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1992
A story format and discourse analysis procedure was used to evaluate the spoken language skills of 20 elementary students with learning disabilities over a 1-year period. Stories from memory were longer and characterized by more as well as different types of errors than were stories from pictures or stories based on games. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Error Patterns, Expressive Language