ERIC Number: EJ1072513
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
EISSN: N/A
Narrative Development in Monolingual Spanish-Speaking Preschool Children
Castilla-Earls, Anny; Petersen, Douglas; Spencer, Trina; Hammer, Krista
Early Education and Development, v26 n8 p1166-1186 2015
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to describe differences in the narratives produced by 3-, 4-, and 5- year old Spanish-speaking (SS) children. Narrative productions of 104 typically developing children were collected using a story-retelling task and coded using the Index of Narrative Complexity. The results of this study indicate that 3-year-old SS children produced stories containing characters and actions. Four-year-old SS children's stories were characterized by the use of characters, actions, and internal responses. Five-year-old SS children retold stories containing characters, settings, initiating events, actions, internal responses, formulaic markers, temporal markers, and knowledge of dialogue. Practice: Developmental information to assist educators working with SS children.
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Personal Narratives, Story Telling, Coding, Task Analysis, Monolingualism, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Child Care Centers, Preschool Education, Interrater Reliability, Statistical Analysis, Oral Language, Expressive Language, Language Impairments, Identification, Evaluation Methods, Screening Tests, Hearing (Physiology), Vocabulary Skills, Multivariate Analysis
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Colombia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A