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Encouraging narratives in preschoolers: an intervention study.

C Peterson1, B Jesso, A McCabe

  • 1Memorial University of Newfoundland. carole@play.psych.mun.ca

Journal of Child Language
|April 28, 1999
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Mothers engaging in narrative conversations with preschoolers improved children's vocabulary and narrative skills. This intervention enhanced decontextualized language, crucial for literacy development.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Linguistics

Background:

  • Economically disadvantaged preschoolers often face challenges in language and narrative skill development.
  • Early narrative abilities are linked to later literacy acquisition.
  • Parental interaction styles significantly influence child language development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of a mother-child narrative intervention on preschoolers' vocabulary and narrative skills.
  • To assess the long-term effects of the intervention on decontextualized language use.
  • To determine if enhanced narrative conversation improves foundational literacy skills.

Main Methods:

  • Random assignment of 20 preschoolers to an intervention or control group.

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  • Intervention mothers received training to promote narrative conversations and open-ended questions.
  • Children's narrative and vocabulary skills were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and at a one-year follow-up.

    • Main Results:

    • Intervention children demonstrated significant vocabulary gains immediately post-intervention.
    • A year later, intervention children showed overall improvements in narrative skill, including more context-setting details (where/when).
    • Enhanced narrative skills, particularly decontextualized language, were observed in the intervention group.

    Conclusions:

    • A year-long intervention focused on maternal narrative conversation significantly improves preschoolers' vocabulary and narrative abilities.
    • The intervention fosters the development of decontextualized language, a key predictor of literacy acquisition.
    • Targeted parental engagement in narrative interactions can effectively enhance early language and literacy foundations in at-risk children.