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Newman, Robyn M.; McGregor, Karla K. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: To examine the functional impact of specific language impairment (SLI). Specific goals were to determine whether (a) subjective ratings of narrative quality differentiate children with SLI from their normally developing (ND) age-mates, (b) laypersons and teachers differ in their ratings of narrative quality, (c) objective measures confirm…
Descriptors: Young Children, Narration, Language Impairments, Comparative Analysis
Harris, David P. – 1983
The writing patterns of adult native speakers of English was compared to that of students of English as a second language (ESL). Both groups wrote brief narrative accounts of a story they had seen on film. The writings revealed three basic organizational patterns, one pattern covering the six critical elements that made up the short story and two…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis