Latino children’s narrative competencies over the preschool years
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2013
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| author | Gigliana Melzi |
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| contents | Latino children’s narrative competencies over the preschool years Gigliana Melzi Adina Schick Emily Bostwick Psicología dual culture preschool language learners storytelling skills Narrating is a sophisticated discourse skill that emerges during the preschool years, and is both correlated with and predictive of various aspects of school performance. The existing research on children’s narrative development provides a limited snapshot of the narrative trajectories of Latino children living in the United States. The present study examined the narrative skills of 118 low-income Latino children over a two- year period. Results showed that there were signifi cant developmental changes in children’s storybook retelling skills over the preschool years. By age fi ve, children were more autonomous in their narration, produced more coherent and complex stories, and incorporated more sophisticated language in their narratives than did younger preschoolers. Further analyses identifi ed those specifi c macro- and micro-structural skills that develop during the preschool years. 2013 artículo científico 0258-6444 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=133229443003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1332 Actualidades en Psicología application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Actualidades en Psicología (Costa Rica) Num.115 Vol.27 |
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| publisher | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| spellingShingle | Latino children’s narrative competencies over the preschool years Gigliana Melzi Psicología dual culture preschool language learners storytelling skills Latino children’s narrative competencies over the preschool years Gigliana Melzi Adina Schick Emily Bostwick Psicología dual culture preschool language learners storytelling skills Narrating is a sophisticated discourse skill that emerges during the preschool years, and is both correlated with and predictive of various aspects of school performance. The existing research on children’s narrative development provides a limited snapshot of the narrative trajectories of Latino children living in the United States. The present study examined the narrative skills of 118 low-income Latino children over a two- year period. Results showed that there were signifi cant developmental changes in children’s storybook retelling skills over the preschool years. By age fi ve, children were more autonomous in their narration, produced more coherent and complex stories, and incorporated more sophisticated language in their narratives than did younger preschoolers. Further analyses identifi ed those specifi c macro- and micro-structural skills that develop during the preschool years. 2013 artículo científico 0258-6444 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=133229443003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1332 Actualidades en Psicología application/pdf Universidad de Costa Rica Actualidades en Psicología (Costa Rica) Num.115 Vol.27 |
| title | Latino children’s narrative competencies over the preschool years |
| topic | Psicología dual culture preschool language learners storytelling skills |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=133229443003 |