The development of narrative abilities is an important achievement, and narratives play a
significant role in academic success. Children with language impairments experience …

This review and analysis of the literature on narrative discourse in children places particular
emphasis on children with language disorder. The review (a) describes theoretical …

The process in which children evolve from a prelinguistic stage of development to fully
competent language users is one that continues to intrigue theorists, practitioners, and …

The assessment of discourse skills in young children is an important responsibility facing
clinicians today. Early identification of problems in discourse skills and, more specifically …

Purpose As noted in this forum, more research is needed to support the work of school-
based speech-language pathologists who are designing and implementing interventions for …

Background: Narrative assessment is sensitive to the communication impairments of
children with specific language impairment and those with autistic spectrum disorders …

Narrative ability is one of the most interesting and ecologically valid ways in which to
measure communicative competence both in normal populations and in clinical groups …

Background: While narrative tasks have proven to be valid measures for detecting language
disorders, measuring communicative skills and predicting future academic performance …

Purpose: Narrative assessment is one potentially underutilized and inconsistent method
speech-language pathologists may use when considering a diagnosis of developmental …

Narrative language proficiency is a critical contributor to academic success for school-aged
students. This article presents a narrative language intervention, Supporting Knowledge in …