Spanish-Language Narration and Literacy: Culture, Cognition, and Emotion

by Edited by Allyssa McCabe , Alison L. Bailey , Gigliana Melzi

• ISBN13: 9780521710046
• ISBN10: 0521710049
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book is divided into three main topical sections: (1) Parent-child construction of narrative, which focuses on aspects of the social interaction that facilitate oral narrative development in Spanish-speaking children; (2) Developing independent narration by Spanish-speaking children; and (3) Narrative links between Latino children's oral narration and their emergent literacy and other school achievements. Chapters address narration to and by Latino children aged six months to eleven years old and in low, middle, and upper socioeconomic groups. Nationalities of speakers include the following: Costa Rican, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Venezuelan, and Spanish-English bilingual children who are citizens or residents of the United States. Narratives studied include those in conversations, personal and fictional stories, and those prompted by wordless picture books or videos. Thus, the current project includes diverse nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and genres of narrative.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Parent-Child Interaction

Cultural variations in mother-child narrative discourse style

Early socio-communicative narrative patterns during Costa Rican mother-infant interaction

Lessons in mother-child and father-child personal narratives in Latino families

Evaluation in Spanish-speaking mother-child narratives: the social and sense-making function of internal state references

Love, diminutives, and gender socialization in Andean mother-child narrative conversations

Developing Independent Narration

The intersection of language and culture among Mexican-heritage children three to seven years old

Beyond chronicity: evaluation and temporality in Spanish-speaking children's personal narratives

Narrative stance in Venezuelan children's stories

Mestizaje: Afro-Caribbean and indigenous Costa Rican children's narratives and links with other traditions

Links to Literacy and Other School Achievements

Latino mothers and their preschool children talk about the past

The contribution of Spanish-language narration to the assessment of early academic performance of Latino students

Cultural variation in narrative competence and its implications for children's academic success

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