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Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools Vol.37 178-190 July 2006. doi:10.1044/0161-1461(2006/020)
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Structural Development of the Fictional Narratives of African American Preschoolers

Johanna R. Price
Joanne E. Roberts
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sandra C. Jackson
North Carolina Central University, Durham

Contact author: Johanna R. Price, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 105 Smith Level Rd. CB#8180, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180. E-mail: price{at}mail.fpg.unc

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.

KEY WORDS: language development, narratives, preschoolers, African American English






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