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The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators
Thesis (MSL&HT)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/129007 The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators Smith, Annelien Klop, Daleen Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy. Narration (Rhetoric) Children -- Language Reading (Elementary) Reading comprehension UCTD Thesis (MSL&HT)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Narrative development is a natural part of a child’s language and communication development and narrative abilities have also been shown to be foundational skills that are significant for later aspects to academic success such as reading comprehension. Integration of world knowledge, understanding of story structure and inferencing are aspects that oral narrative abilities and reading comprehension have in common. The Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) has a strong focus on assessment of these aspects of story structure, causality and inferencing. In light of the national and international focus on early childhood development, and the plan to institute a compulsory pre grade R year – understanding the nature and scope of children’s oral narrative abilities and their competence in other aspects of early learning is extremely valuable. Objectives: The study investigated the relationships between narrative comprehension and production and early learning indicators as assessed by the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) standardized South African instrument. The aims were to analyse participants’ performances in narrative development and early learning indicators, the relationships between these two factors and whether the MAIN could be used as a tool to identify children who are not achieving standards of early learning indicators. Participants: Study participants were 228 4-5-year-old Afrikaans (n= 108) and Xhosa-speaking (n=121) children from lower socio economic status backgrounds in Paarl and Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional and correlational study design was followed to collect data in a randomised study population. Results: Participants’ narrative development patterns corresponded with previous research but MAIN scores were lower than reported in international studies. Half of the participants produced narratives that were not age appropriate. Narrative abilities and early learning indicators showed similar trends as only 51% of narratives were age-appropriate and only 49% of participants were on track with their early learning indicators. The MAIN’s ability to predict participants’ achievement in early learning standards proved to be limited. Conclusion: This study provided information about the narrative abilities of preschool Afrikaans and Xhosa-speaking children. There were moderate correlations between early learning indicators and narrative abilities, but the MAIN may not be sensitive and specific enough to identify children at risk for early learning problems. The highest and lowest levels of narrative structural complexity can be used for a differential diagnosis of children at risk of early learning problems. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Agtergrond: Narratiewe ontwikkeling is ‘n natuurlike deel van ‘n kind se taal - en kommunikasie ontwikkeling en narratiewe vermoens is ook bewys om ‘n onderliggende vaardigheid te wees wat belangrik is vir latere aspekte van akademiese sukses, soos byvoorbeeld leesbegrip. Integrasie van wereldkennis, begrip van storiestruktuur en om afleidings te maak is aspekte wat narratiewe vaardighede en leesbegrip in gemeen het. Die Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) het ‘n streng fokus op assessering van hierdie aspekte - storie struktuur, oorsaaklikheid en aannames. Aangesien daar nasionaal en internasionaal tans ‘n fokus op vroee kinderontwikkeling is en daar beplan word om ‘n addisionele voorskoolse jaar verpligtend te maak, is data aangaande die omvang en aard van kinders se narratiewe vaardighede en hul bekwaamheid in ander aspekte van vroee leer-vaardighede uiters waardevol. Doelstellings: Die studie ondersoek die verhouding tussen narratiewe begrip en -produksie en vroee leer-indikatore soos geassesseer deur die Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM), ‘n gestandaardiseerde Suid-Afrikaanse instrument. Die doelwit was om die deelnemers se prestasie in narratiewe ontwikkeling en vroee leer-indikatore te analiseer asook die verhouding tussen die twee faktore en om te sien of die MAIN gebruik kan word om kinders te identifiseer wat nie hul standaarde van vroee leer behaal nie. Deelnemers: Die deelnemers was 228 4-5jarige Afrikaans- (n= 108) en Xhosa-sprekende (n=121) kinders van lae sosio-ekonomiese agtergrond in Paarl en Khayelitsha in die Wes-Kaap. Metode: ‘n Kwantitatiewe, dwarsdeursnit studie ontwerp, korrelasioneel in aard, was gevolg om data in te samel in van ‘n ewekansig-geselekteerde studie populasie. Resultate: Deelnemers se narratiewe ontwikkelings patrone het ooreengestem met vorige navorsing maar hul MAIN tellings was laer as wat in internasionale studies gerapporteer is. Die helfte van die deelnemers het narratiewe produseer wat nie ouderdomstoepaslik is nie. Narratiewe vaardighede en vroee leer-indikatore het eenderse tendense gewys, slegs 51% van die deelnemers se narratiewe was ouderdomstoepaslik en 49% van die deelnemers het die standaarde van vroee leer-indikatore bereik.. Die MAIN het min voorspellende waarde gewys om deelnemers te identifiseer wat nie hul vroee leer-standaarde behaal nie. Gevolgtrekking Die studie verskaf inligting oor die narratiewe vaardighede van voorskoolse Afrikaans en Xhosa-sprekende kinders. Daar was matige korrelasies tussen vroee leer-indikatore en narratiewe vaardighede. Dit blyk die MAIN is nie sensitief en spesifiek genoeg om kinders te identifiseer wat ‘n risiko het vir vroee leerprobleme nie. Die hoogste en die laagste vlakke van strukturele kompleksiteit kan gebruik word om ‘n differensiele diagnose te maak van kinders wat ‘n risiko is vir vroee leerprobleme. Masters 2023-11-20T20:08:52Z 2024-01-08T19:01:16Z 2023-11-20T20:08:52Z 2024-01-08T19:01:16Z 2023-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/129007 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 93 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Narration (Rhetoric) Children -- Language Reading (Elementary) Reading comprehension UCTD Smith, Annelien The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators |
| title | The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators |
| title_full | The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators |
| title_fullStr | The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators |
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| title_short | The narrative thread : how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators |
| title_sort | narrative thread how narrative comprehension and production are intertwined with early learning indicators |
| topic | Narration (Rhetoric) Children -- Language Reading (Elementary) Reading comprehension UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/129007 |
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