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Danielle L Pico¹, Alison Hessling Prahl², Christa Haring Biel³

¹School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville.

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This systematic review found effective interventions to improve narrative language skills in young children. Common strategies include direct instruction, story grammar, and using children's literature.

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Area of Science:

Speech and Language Pathology
Developmental Psychology
Educational Interventions

Background:

Narrative language skills are crucial for academic and social success.
Interventions targeting narrative language in children are varied.
Evidence synthesis is needed to guide effective practices.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and meta-analyze interventions improving narrative language in U.S. preschool and elementary children.
To describe intervention characteristics and synthesize effectiveness for narrative comprehension and production.

Main Methods:

Systematic search of electronic databases, reviews, and expert consultation.
Inclusion of randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, and single-case designs (SCD).
Qualitative synthesis of study factors and meta-analysis of effect sizes; risk of bias assessment.

Main Results:

40 studies met inclusion criteria; 24 group design, 16 SCD.
Meta-analyses showed positive intervention effects: d = 0.51-0.54 (group designs), d = 1.24 (SCD).
Interventions effectively improved narrative production and comprehension.

Conclusions:

Diverse interventions effectively enhance narrative language in children with varied needs.
Effective interventions feature manualized curricula, narrative practice, supports, story grammar instruction, and literature use.
Findings inform clinical and educational practices for improving children's narrative abilities.