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Is oral narrative ability a reliable predictor of reading competence?
Author(s) -
DISKIN JULIE
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-6984.1995.tb01699.x
Subject(s) - narrative , psychology , competence (human resources) , developmental psychology , reading (process) , cognitive psychology , linguistics , social psychology , philosophy
This paper presents a summary of findings from a study of primary school children aimed at investigating if narrative skill could predict their reading ability. The results indicate that this is so, suggesting that emphasis needs to be placed on narrative development.