Narratives, also called stories, can be found in conversations, children's play interactions,
reading material, and television programs. From infancy to adulthood, narrative …

Background Linguistic comprehension and narrative skills encapsulate a complex array of
grammatical and semantic skills that underpin complex reading comprehension processes …

The first goal of this study was to examine young children's developing narrative
comprehension abilities using theory-based, authentic measures of comprehension …

'What does it mean to comprehend?'There are numerous theories of (reading)
comprehension. At their core, they all seek to explain the nature of the mental representation …

Comprehension of written and spoken narratives is often considered a more ecologically
valid means to assess language understanding in young children than many more …

This study focuses on the relationship between teacher–text–child interactions during
shared picturebook reading and its effect on children's narrative comprehension. Using a …

Following the increased emphasis on expository text in early grades, this study examined
narrative and expository reading comprehension growth in a sample of children who were …

This is a study of early picture book comprehension, its determinants and later development
through primary school. More specifically, picture book comprehension was analyzed …

Shared reading has the potential to promote a wide range of language skills that are
important for reading acquisition. Dialogic reading interventions in preschool facilitate the …

We present an integrated theoretical framework guiding the use of visual narratives in
educational settings. We focus specifically on the use of static and dynamic visual narratives …