Culturally sensitive assessment of narrative skills in children.
The clinical legacy of William Labov's narrative analysis framework is explored. In recent years, the importance of narration for children's developing literacy and discourse skills has been widely recognized. This article describes a three-step process for assessing children's narrative discourse: elicitation, coding, and scoring. The influences of cultural differences on narration are also presented, with implications and suggestions for culturally sensitive assessment.
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Program in Communication Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas, Callier Center for Communication Disorders, 75214, USA. rollins@utdalls.edu
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D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D014705:Verbal Behavior