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- Title
A Longitudinal Study of Narrative Development in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome.
- Authors
Cleave, Patricia; Kay-Raining Bird, Elizabeth; Czutrin, Rachael; Smith, Lindsey
- 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.
- Subjects
DOWN syndrome; LONGITUDINAL method; MEDICAL decision making; PRIMARY care; NARRATIVE inquiry (Research method)
- Publication
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2012, Vol 50, Issue 4, p332
- ISSN
1934-9491
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1352/1934-9556-50.4.332