Adaptation of ENNI Narrative Instrument to Assess Language Development
Project no. 20717 · Status: Kapanmış · 2020
Summary
<p>A narrative is one of the most common verbal language expressions that the children use very often to express themselves. Analysis of the narrative provides information about how children gather up information regarding language components in detail. A narrative shows developmental progression of the children clearly and narrative skills improve with age.</p><p>The aim of our project is to adapt ENNI (The Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument) narrative instrument into Turkish language to evaluate language development of children aged between 4 and 8 years. With this purpose, Turkish Early Language Development Test- TEDIL and ENNI performed to 267 typical development with children and hearing loss with children aged between 4 and 8 years who attend state kindergarden and primary schools attached to Izmir Provincial Directorate of National Education. Data taken from language sample convert to transcription first by using language sample analysis program, (The Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts- SALT) and then data were analysed with SPSS 23.0 package program.</p><p>As a result of the study, the ENNI Narration Tool was adapted into Turkish and a database was created. Adaptation of ENNI narrative instrument to Turkish language will assist to determine problems of groups such as developmental language impairment, other disability groups and bilingual children in a long term. Therefore, It will contribute to future studies for preparation, implementation and monitorization of early intervention programs in early diagnosis and special education services.</p>