Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A Longitudinal Study of Narrative Development in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome. |
| Authors: |
Cleave, Patricia pcleave@dal.ca, Kay-Raining Bird, Elizabeth, Czutrin, Rachael, Smith, Lindsey |
| Source: |
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities. Aug2012, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p332-342. 11p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Down syndrome, *Longitudinal method, Medical decision making, Primary care, Narrative inquiry (Research method) |
| Abstract: |
The present study examined narrative development in children and adolescents with Down syndrome longitudinally. Narratives were collected from 32 children and adolescents with Down syndrome three times over a 1-year period. Both micro- and macrolevel analyses were conducted. Significant growth over the 1-year period was seen in semantic complexity and narrative structure. However, there was no evidence of growth in syntactic complexity or narrative length. Mental age and comprehension skills at Time 1 predicted scores in all 4 areas at Time 3. Expressive language skills added further to the prediction of syntactic complexity and story length. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
