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Narrative Literacy

Narrative Literacy is a scholarly construct within African American Literacy that denotes the ability to comprehend, interpret, and produce culturally resonant narrative forms rooted in African American linguistic and oral traditions, distinguishing it from general literacy by its emphasis on storytelling as a mode of knowledge transmission and identity expression.

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239

What no bedtime story means: Narrative skills at home and school

Shirley Brice Heath · Language in Society · 1982 · 1.5K citations

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<b>The pear stories</b> : Cognitive, cultural, and linguistic aspects of narrative production. Edited by Wallace L. Chafe. (Advances in discourse processes, 3.) Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1980. Pp. xix, 327. $27.50.

Deborah Schiffrin · Language · 1981 · 947 citations

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Ethnography, Linguistics, Narrative Inequality: Toward an Understanding of Voice

Karen E. Johnson, Dell Hymes · Modern Language Journal · 1997 · 480 citations

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A Culturally Based Cognitive Apprenticeship: Teaching African American High School Students Skills in Literary Interpretation

Carol D. Lee · Reading Research Quarterly · 1995 · 338 citations

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Storytelling as a theory‐building activity

Elinor Ochs, Carolyn E. Taylor, Dina E. Rudolph et al. · Discourse Processes · 1992 · 332 citations

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Authors

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  1. AM
    Allyssa McCabe

    University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States

    5 publications · 168 citations

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  2. TB
    Tempii B. Champion

    University of South Florida, United States

    4 publications · 140 citations

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  3. MT
    Monique T. Mills

    The Ohio State University, United States

    4 publications · 130 citations

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  4. GM
    Gigliana Melzi

    New York University, United States

    3 publications · 180 citations

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  5. NG
    Nicole Gardner‐Neblett

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 220 citations

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Institutions

167

  1. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    424 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    222 citations

  5. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    241 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    131 citations

  7. University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Lowell, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    211 citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    636 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 499 citations

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  2. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

    LSHSS · 6 publications · 337 citations

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  3. Linguistics and Education

    5 publications · 159 citations

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  4. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

    JAAL · 6 publications · 126 citations

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  5. College English

    4 publications · 207 citations

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