Abstracts
Résumé
La production narrative est une variable prédictive de la réussite scolaire et un bon indice du développement langagier et cognitif. Cette étude identifie les corrélats de la performance narrative à l’âge scolaire. Trente-six enfants âgés entre 7 et 9 ans ont effectué des tâches de fonctions exécutives, d’habiletés linguistiques et de narration. Les résultats des analyses corrélationnelles et des régressions multiples montrent que les fonctions exécutives de planification et les expressions déictiques sont des variables prédictives significatives en macrostructure de narration, et que les fonctions exécutives sont reliées à l’utilisation de structures de phrases complexes sur le plan de la microstructure.
Mots-clés :
- développement du langage,
- développement cognitif,
- réussite scolaire,
- compétence narrative
Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between narratives and independent measures of language and non verbal abilities. Thirty-six French speaking children aged between 7 and 9 years old were administered tasks measuring executive functions, linguistic abilities and the macro- and micro- levels of narratives. Correlation and regression analysis demonstrated that executive functions and deictic expressions are related to story grammar. Executive functions were also found to be related to the number of complex utterances included in narrative production. None of the linguistic measures were found to be significantly related to narrative production. The role of non-verbal cognitive abilities, such as executive functions in complex language production such as narratives, is discussed.
Keywords:
- Language development,
- cognitive development,
- school achievement,
- narrative competency
Resumen
La producción narrativa es una variable predictiva del éxito escolar y un buen indicio del desarrollo del lenguaje y del desarrollo cognitivo. Este estudio identifica los correlatos del rendimiento narrativo en la edad escolar. Treinta y seis niños entre 7 y 9 años realizaron tareas de función ejecutivas, de habilidades lingüísticas y de narración. Los resultados de los análisis de correlación y de regresiones múltiples muestran que las funciones ejecutivas de planificación y las expresiones deícticas son variables predictivas significativas en macroestructura de narración y que las funciones ejecutivas son relacionadas con la utilización de estructuras de frases complejas a nivel de la microestructura.
Palabras clave:
- desarrollo del lenguaje,
- desarrollo cognitivo,
- éxito escolar,
- competencia narrativa
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