Becoming independent storytellers: Modeling children’s development of narrative macrostructure  

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Kelly, Kimberly Reynolds ; Bailey, Alison Louise

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: First Language (Full Text) vol. 33 no. 1 (Feb. 2013), page 68-88.
Topik: growth analysis; longitudinal design; macrostructural organization of narrative; modeling development; mother–child interaction; narrative co-construction; narrative development; parental scaffolding; parental verbal supports; past event reminiscing; bidirectional influences in mother-child talk
Fulltext: p. 68-88.pdf (604.88KB)

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For parents to provide effective support for their children’s language development, they must be attuned to their child’s changing abilities. This study presents a theoretically driven strategy that addresses a methodological challenge present when tracking longitudinally the cessation or ‘fading’ of behaviors by capturing withdrawal of maternal assistance over time relative to change in child participation. Data are the co-constructed narratives of 31 mother–child dyads when the children were 3, 4, and 5 years old. Responsibility for providing narrative macrostructure shifted from children relying on maternal prompts to contributing them spontaneously, while maternal contributions showed a gradual cessation. The findings support the notion of bidirectionality in co-construction and are interpreted using a dose-effect model of the shift in responsibility for the narration over time with implications for intervention.

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