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Positive Impacts of a Strengths-Based Family Program on Latino Kindergarteners' Narrative Language Abilities.
- Source :
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Developmental Psychology . May2022, Vol. 58 Issue 5, p835-847. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Narrative language abilities are foundational to literacy development and are a culturally grounded measure of early literacy for Latino children. This study evaluates the impacts on narrative language abilities and the costs of a 4-week, strengths-based program that leverages two valued sociocultural practices with built-in benefits, personal narratives, and family food routines (e.g., grocery shopping), for improving Latino kindergarteners' learning outcomes in the United States. Two-hundred and 34 children (M age = 67 months; 51% girls; 13 schools) and their parents participated in a cluster randomized trial. Children produced personal narratives at three time points: pretest, end-of-treatment, and 5-month follow-up. Four narrative features were measured: narrative coherence, elaborations, word types, and literate language features. Large positive impacts were observed on all four narrative features at the end-of-treatment posttest (d = 1.21-1.76). There was suggestive evidence of moderate impacts on one narrative feature (i.e., narrative coherence) at the 5-month follow-up (d = .59). The costs required to implement the family program were relatively low. Findings highlight the potential value of implementing this strengths-based program in schools serving Latino kindergarteners using a rigorous evaluation of its effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00121649
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Developmental Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157172328
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001332