Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Narrative Assessment Profile: discourse analysis for school-age children

L S Bliss1, A McCabe, A E Miranda

  • 1Program in Communications Disorders, University of Houston, TX 77204-661, USA. lbliss@jetson.uh.edu

Journal of Communication Disorders
|August 11, 1998
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Gastric volvulus associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·2026
Same author

Helicopter Emergency Medical Service presentations to an Irish emergency department.

Irish medical journal·2026
Same author

Evaluation of an out-of-catchment ambulance hyperacute FAST+ (stroke) bypass pathway.

Irish medical journal·2025
Same author

Impact of a trauma bypass protocol on a receiving Emergency Department: a 4-year review.

Irish medical journal·2025
Same author

Assessment and management of acute epididymo-orchitis in the emergency department.

Irish medical journal·2025
Same author

Clinical outcomes for emergency department patients diagnosed with proximal humeral fractures.

Irish medical journal·2025
Same journal

Reframing Ableism in stuttering: advancing research, practice, and dialogue.

Journal of communication disorders·2026
Same journal

State of the art in speech perception assessment.

Journal of communication disorders·2026
Same journal

Clinicians' perspectives and experiences on using consistent terminology in speech-language pathology: A qualitative study.

Journal of communication disorders·2026
Same journal

Divergent Cognitive-Linguistic Mechanisms in Mandarin Sentence Recognition: The Impact of F0 Contour and Noise in Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder.

Journal of communication disorders·2026
Same journal

Speech-language service utilization by families with young children: The role of social determinants of health.

Journal of communication disorders·2026
Same journal

Effectiveness and stability of differential interventions in mitigating negative attitudes of Indian university students toward stuttering.

Journal of communication disorders·2026
See all related articles

This study introduces the Narrative Assessment Profile for evaluating school-age children's narrative skills. It details six dimensions of narration and provides assessment and intervention guidelines for impaired discourse.

Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Assessing narrative skills is crucial for understanding school-age children's communication abilities.
  • Existing methods may not comprehensively capture the nuances of discourse.
  • The Narrative Assessment Profile offers a structured approach to evaluating narration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and application of the Narrative Assessment Profile.
  • To detail six key dimensions of narrative discourse: topic maintenance, event sequencing, explicitness, referencing, conjunctive cohesion, and fluency.
  • To outline symptoms of impaired narrative discourse and provide assessment and intervention guidelines.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizes a comprehensive discourse analysis approach.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Focuses on the Narrative Assessment Profile (NAP).
  • Evaluates six specific dimensions of narration in children's discourse.

    • Main Results:

    • The study defines and describes the development of six dimensions of narration.
    • It identifies characteristic symptoms of impaired narrative discourse.
    • Provides a framework for systematic assessment and targeted intervention.

    Conclusions:

    • The Narrative Assessment Profile offers a robust method for evaluating children's narrative skills.
    • Understanding these dimensions aids in identifying and addressing communication difficulties.
    • The guidelines support clinicians and educators in supporting children's discourse development.