Narrative competence is an important step of development for language and cognitive abilities of children that provide a conceptual framework for organizing the knowledge. The general aim of this study was to investigate the relation between narrative competence, verbal and non-verbal intelligence in Italian preschoolers and schoolers children. Eighty children divided into two groups of age, 5-years-olds and 7-years-years-olds and we were asked them to tell a famous traditional story. The findings demonstrate that specific correlations between cognitive and linguistic performances change along growing age, suggesting a dynamic process between language and cognitive development.
Lexicon and complex syntax in preschoolers and schoolers traditional narratives. The contribution of cognitive skills / Albano, Stefania; Marano, Assunta; S., D'Amico; Devescovi, Antonella. - STAMPA. - (2011), pp. 65-70. (Intervento presentato al convegno 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology tenutosi a Bergen, NORWAY nel AUG 23-27, 2011).
Lexicon and complex syntax in preschoolers and schoolers traditional narratives. The contribution of cognitive skills
ALBANO, STEFANIA;MARANO, ASSUNTA;DEVESCOVI, Antonella
2011
Abstract
Narrative competence is an important step of development for language and cognitive abilities of children that provide a conceptual framework for organizing the knowledge. The general aim of this study was to investigate the relation between narrative competence, verbal and non-verbal intelligence in Italian preschoolers and schoolers children. Eighty children divided into two groups of age, 5-years-olds and 7-years-years-olds and we were asked them to tell a famous traditional story. The findings demonstrate that specific correlations between cognitive and linguistic performances change along growing age, suggesting a dynamic process between language and cognitive development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
