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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Veröffentlicht in:	Language, speech & hearing services in schools speech & hearing services in schools, 2003-10, Vol.34 (4), p.332-342
Hauptverfasser:	Munoz, Maria L, Gillam, Ronald B, Pena, Elizabeth D, Gulley-Faehnle, Annette
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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)