Measures of Language Development in Fictional Narratives of Latino Children

A study analyzed the narratives of 24 predominately English-speaking Latino children (ages 3-5) enrolled in a federally subsidized preschool. The length of narrative did not differ significantly by age. However, older children produced stories that contained longer sentences, a higher proportion of...

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Published in:Language, speech & hearing services in schools speech & hearing services in schools, 2003-10, Vol.34 (4), p.332-342
Main Authors: Munoz, Maria L, Gillam, Ronald B, Pena, Elizabeth D, Gulley-Faehnle, Annette
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Children
Children & youth
Childrens picture books
Culture
Developmental Stages
Dialectics
Evaluation Methods
Hispanic Americans
Language Acquisition
Language disorders
Language Impairments
Language Minorities
Language Tests
Linguistics
Measures (Individuals)
Narratives
Preschool children
Preschool Education
Productivity
Socioeconomic factors
Story Grammar
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Summary:A study analyzed the narratives of 24 predominately English-speaking Latino children (ages 3-5) enrolled in a federally subsidized preschool. The length of narrative did not differ significantly by age. However, older children produced stories that contained longer sentences, a higher proportion of grammatically acceptable sentences, and more complete episodes. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
ISSN:0161-1461
1558-9129
DOI:10.1044/0161-1461(2003/027)