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Macrostructural Narrative Development in Chilean Children With Down Syndrome: An Interventional Cross-Case Study.

Victoria Sánchez-Gómez1, Blanca Palomero-Sierra1, Laura Zampini2

  • 1Department of Basic Psychology, Psychobiology, and Behavioral Science Methodology, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain.

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A brief narrative intervention significantly improved macrostructural skills in Spanish-speaking children with Down syndrome (DS). The study highlights the importance of targeted support for narrative development in this population.

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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Special Education

Background:

  • Oral narrative skills are crucial for social, academic, and literacy development.
  • Children with Down syndrome (DS) often have strengths in narrative macrostructure, but development and intervention effects are understudied, especially in Spanish-speaking contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore macrostructural narrative development in Chilean children with DS over six months.
  • To evaluate the impact of a brief narrative intervention on their narrative competence.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-case study of four Chilean children with DS (ages 8-12).
  • Narrative retelling of 'Frog Goes to Dinner' assessed at three time points.
  • Macrostructural elements scored using the Narrative Scoring Scheme (NSS).

Main Results:

  • Modest improvement observed over six months without intervention.
  • Greater and more consistent gains followed a 3-week intervention.
  • Significant increases in overall macrostructure, character development, conflict resolution, mental states, emotional vocabulary, and temporal markers.

Conclusions:

  • Brief, structured narrative interventions are valuable for children with DS.
  • Targeting specific macrostructural components like character detail and event sequencing is important.
  • This study provides culturally relevant insights into narrative development and intervention for Chilean children with DS.