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dc.contributor.advisorBrimo, Danielle
dc.contributor.authorHessling, Alisonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-23T14:50:37Z
dc.date.available2014-07-23T14:50:37Z
dc.date.created2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifierUMI thesisen_US
dc.identifieretd-05132014-121033en_US
dc.identifierumi-10492en_US
dc.identifiercat-002150673en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/4535
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the micro and macrostructures of oral fictional narratives produced by children with Down syndrome and examined the relation between oral fictional narrative skills and literacy skills within this population. Microstructure analysis revealed findings consistent with previous research regarding MLU-M and NDW. Further analysis of sentence complexity using the Narrative Assessment Protocol revealed a reliance on prepositional phrases and narratives that contained more nouns than verbs. Macrostructure analysis revealed the inclusion of concrete story grammar elements but lacked abstract concepts such as mental state references. Macrostructure was the only variable that came close to predicting reading comprehension, suggesting that metalinguistic awareness may be a better predictor of reading comprehension than microstructure analysis among children with Down syndrome. We conclude that strong correlations were found between literacy skills (word level reading and vocabulary) and narrative microstructure and macrostructureen_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.publisher[Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University,en_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.relation.requiresMode of access: World Wide Web.en_US
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dc.titleThe relation between oral narrative production and literacy skills among children with Down syndromeen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Communication Sciences & Disorders
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeHarris College of Nursing and Health Sciences
local.departmentCommunication Sciences and Disorders
local.academicunitDavies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaCommunication Sciences and Disorders
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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