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dc.contributor.advisorLoeb, Diane F
dc.contributor.authorMcConnell, Grace Eileen
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-09T04:16:42Z
dc.date.available2011-10-09T04:16:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-31
dc.date.submitted2011
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11594
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/8169
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine whether preschool children from low and middle socioeconomic (SES) homes differ in their production of fictional story retells under two different presentation conditions. Story retells were elicited from 56 children, 28 from low-SES homes and 28 from mid-SES homes, in northeast Kansas preschools, once with an oral-only story model and once with a picture-supported oral story model. Analyses with mixed design ANOVAs indicated that the groups performed differently on both tasks in terms of inclusion of story grammar units and evaluative information, as well as in terms of lexical complexity. The reduced narrative and lexical complexity was evident in the group of children from low socioeconomic homes. In addition, both groups told more complete stories under the picture-supported presentation of the story model than with the oral-only model in terms of inclusion of story grammar units and evaluative information, as well as lexical complexity. These findings suggest that preschool children are just beginning to acquire knowledge of the essential elements needed for inclusion when telling complete fictional stories and that visual supports are beneficial in making story elements more salient for preschoolers. Implications for curriculum development and future research are discussed.
dc.format.extent141 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
dc.rightsThis item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.
dc.subjectSpeech therapy
dc.subjectEarly childhood education
dc.subjectNarrative
dc.subjectPreschool children
dc.subjectPresentation effects
dc.subjectSocioeconomic status
dc.titleStory Presentation Effects on the Narratives of Preschool Children From Low and Middle Socioeconomic Homes
dc.typeDissertation
dc.contributor.cmtememberCatts, Hugh W
dc.contributor.cmtememberDaniels, Debora B.
dc.contributor.cmtememberSereno, Joan A
dc.contributor.cmtememberGabriele, Alison
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineHearing and Speech
dc.thesis.degreeLevelPh.D.
kusw.oastatusna
kusw.oapolicyThis item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
kusw.bibid7643068
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