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What Makes a Good Story? Supporting Oral Narratives of Young Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds (Report)

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Title: What Makes a Good Story? Supporting Oral Narratives of Young Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds (Report)
Author : Childhood Education
Release Date : January 22, 2011
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 234 KB

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All children come to school with the language and culture of their homes and communities. However, the formal uses of language in schools often favor children who speak in ways that meet teachers' expectations (Corson, 2001). For example, the story structure used many children can be a mismatch with teachers' expectations, resulting in teacher and child frustration and the inability of some children to demonstrate their linguistic and cognitive skills. To ensure equity, early educators can consider diverse children's narratives from a difference rather than deficit perspective; that is, teachers can view the differences in these narratives as a strength, rather than as an indicator of a child's intrinsic lack of narrative ability. Teachers should seek out ways to support all children's storytelling (Jimenez-Silva, 1996; Jimenez-Silva & McCabe, 1996; McCabe & Bliss, 2003). In this article, we discuss definitions and characteristics of children's narratives, the importance of young children's narrative skills, and cultural differences as illustrated by two children's example narratives. We demonstrate how knowledge of different types of culture-based story structure and a new pedagogical approach can help early educators support the narratives of young children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.