%0 Journal Article
%T Comprehension and production of narrative macrostructure in Swedish: A longitudinal study from age 4 to 7
%A Josefin Lindgren
%J First Language
%@ 1740-2344
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0142723719844089
%X This article reports results from a longitudinal study from age 4 to 7 of comprehension and production of narrative macrostructure in Swedish monolingual children (N = 17). Baby Birds/Baby Goats from the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN) were used to elicit narratives and ask comprehension questions at age 4;4, 5;10 and 7;4. Results showed a steep development from age 4;4 to 5;10 in both comprehension and production of macrostructure, but only some further development in comprehension to age 7;4. For the measures studied, children seem to reach a plateau around age 6. Consistent differences between comprehension and production (higher scores in comprehension) and between stories (higher scores on Baby Goats) were found across time points
%K Longitudinal
%K macrostructure
%K Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN)
%K narratives
%K Swedish
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0142723719844089