Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/l06Y8h Understanding Storytelling Among African American Children A Journey From Africa To America By: Tempii B. Champion Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138986497, 1138986496 eText ISBN: 9781135664459, 1135664455 Edition: 1st Pages: 150 Copyright year: 2002 Format: EPUB Available from $ 20.78 USD SKU 9781135664459R90 Understanding Storytelling Among African American Children: A Journey From Africa to America reports research on narrative production among African American children for the purpose of extending previous inquiry and discussion of narrative structure. Some researchers have focused on the influence of culture on the narrative structures employed by African American children; some have suggested that their narrative structures are strongly influenced by home culture; others posit that African American children, like children in general, produce narrative structures typically found in school settings. Dr. Champion contributes to previous research by suggesting that African American children do not produce one structure of narratives exclusively, but rather a repertoire of structures, some linked to African and African American, and others to European American narrative structures. Detailed analyses of narratives using both psychological text analysis and qualitative analysis are presented. An informative introduction provides background for the study, including a history of storytelling within the African American community. Part I offers a framework for understanding narrative structures among African American children. In Part II, evidence is presented that African American children produce a repertoire of narrative structures that are complex in nature. Part III connects the research findings to implications for educating African American children. Researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of literacy education, language development, African American studies, and communication sciences and disorders will find this book particularly relevant and useful. Additional ISBNs 9780805834079, 0805834079
