Young Sook Lim
[Comparison of the Meaning of Life between Older School-age Children and Their Parents: A Mixed-methods Analysis]
Child health nursing research
purpose purpose systematic review metaanalyses examine interventions aimed improve narrative language outcomes preschool elementary schoolage children united states goal examine peerreviewed publications describe characteristics interventions synthesize overall effectiveness narrative comprehension production via metaanalysis method searched electronic databases examined previously published reviews consulted experts field identify published studies employed robust experimental quasiexperimental designs included randomized controlled trials studies nonrandomized comparison groups singlecase design scd studies completed qualitative synthesis study factors identified studies calculated metaanalyses studies sufficient data included studies analyzed risk bias results systematic search yielded 40 studies included one narrative language outcomes part assessment battery twentyfour included studies group design studies including randomized controlled trials quasiexperimental designs 16 scd studies effect sizes analyzed based narrative production comprehension outcomes metaanalyses 26 studies indicated overall positive effects interventions effect sizes 051 054 group design studies 124 scd studies conclusions variety effective interventions found improve narrative production comprehension outcomes children diverse learner characteristics common characteristics across interventions include manualized curricula opportunities produce narrative language verbal visual supports direct instruction story grammar use authentic childrens literature supplemental material httpsdoiorg1023641asha15079173