Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading

Abstract Early intervention is important to minimize persistent difficulties in language and its related domains in  preschool children with or at-risk of language impairment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of shared story reading program on the development of languag...

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Main Authors: Nayereh zamani, Saeid Hassanzadeh, Mohsen Shokoohi-Yekta
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Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī
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Online Access:https://jpe.atu.ac.ir/article_12100_8553815eba8e675ba878e7de8358110a.pdf
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author Nayereh zamani
Saeid Hassanzadeh
Mohsen Shokoohi-Yekta
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description Abstract Early intervention is important to minimize persistent difficulties in language and its related domains in  preschool children with or at-risk of language impairment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of shared story reading program on the development of language skills of preschool children of low socioeconomic status. This study adopted a quasi- experimental research design with pretest-posttest-follow-up and a control group. From two preschool centers in Ahmadabad Mostofi town during a multi-level screening process, 30 children whose language test scores were below the standard deviation (70-85) were selected, being diagnosed for language problems. They were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Subjects in the experimental group (n=15) were further divided into four smaller groups, received 30 shared story reading program intervention sessions, each session lasting 45 minutes three days a week. Data were collected through Test of Language Development and Narrative. Data analysis was performed by using the Repeated Measures MANOVA. The results indicated a significant effect (P=0/001) of the program on increase of semantic knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and language development in general, and improvement of narrative writing in the experimental group. Post-test and follow-up differential scores also approved the effectiveness of the shared story reading program. Accordingly, the shared story reading program is recommended as a preventive program, potentially bridging the word gap for at-risk children.
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spelling doaj.art-4311a38e80e445418380dc6eb86a6f762023-12-24T07:15:36ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University PressRavānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī2252-00312476-647X2020-06-01103813210.22054/jpe.2020.51014.213412100Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story ReadingNayereh zamani0Saeid Hassanzadeh1Mohsen Shokoohi-Yekta2دکتری روان‌شناسی و آموزش کودکان استثنایی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.(نویسنده مسئول)Associate professor , University of TehranPsychology and Education Faculty ,University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran .Abstract Early intervention is important to minimize persistent difficulties in language and its related domains in  preschool children with or at-risk of language impairment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of shared story reading program on the development of language skills of preschool children of low socioeconomic status. This study adopted a quasi- experimental research design with pretest-posttest-follow-up and a control group. From two preschool centers in Ahmadabad Mostofi town during a multi-level screening process, 30 children whose language test scores were below the standard deviation (70-85) were selected, being diagnosed for language problems. They were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Subjects in the experimental group (n=15) were further divided into four smaller groups, received 30 shared story reading program intervention sessions, each session lasting 45 minutes three days a week. Data were collected through Test of Language Development and Narrative. Data analysis was performed by using the Repeated Measures MANOVA. The results indicated a significant effect (P=0/001) of the program on increase of semantic knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and language development in general, and improvement of narrative writing in the experimental group. Post-test and follow-up differential scores also approved the effectiveness of the shared story reading program. Accordingly, the shared story reading program is recommended as a preventive program, potentially bridging the word gap for at-risk children.https://jpe.atu.ac.ir/article_12100_8553815eba8e675ba878e7de8358110a.pdflanguage interventionshared story readinglanguage developmentpreschool children
spellingShingle Nayereh zamani
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Mohsen Shokoohi-Yekta
Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading
Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī
language intervention
shared story reading
language development
preschool children
title Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading
title_full Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading
title_fullStr Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading
title_full_unstemmed Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading
title_short Research paper Enriching Language Acquisition of Preschool Children from Low-SES Through Shared Story Reading
title_sort research paper enriching language acquisition of preschool children from low ses through shared story reading
topic language intervention
shared story reading
language development
preschool children
url https://jpe.atu.ac.ir/article_12100_8553815eba8e675ba878e7de8358110a.pdf
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