APPENDIX E.

EXAMINER CUES

Move Forward Cues

Move Forward Statement Prompt

-go ahead

-tell me about…(repeated information)

Move Forward Question Prompt (provided after child gives some information)

-and then what?

-and what else?

Request to Tell Story

-can you tell me the story back?

-do you know what the story was about?

Affirming Cues

Approval

-very good

-exactly

-Any words of encouragement (see you’re remembering the story!)

Repeat or Paraphrase Child

Vocalization

-MHM

-UHHUH

Leading Cues

Leading

-there was…

-right on top of his…

Story Starter

-once upon a time…

Specific Question

-what happened to the fox and the bear?

-what did they do?

-where did they go

Information Cues

Question Prompt with Information

-were they really hungry?

Give Information

Comments Not Coded

Deny Request for Help

Ask if Finished

-can you remember anything else?

Question Why Don’t Know/Want to Answer

-you forgot?

Question What Child Has Said

-there was a cow?

Comments to Focus Child on Task (used to reduce distractions)

-remember, don’t touch

-we weren’t reading, we were listening

Other Miscellaneous Comments

Notes

If the same prompt is given twice in a row, such that the child could not have responded to the first prompt, only count it once. For example: And then what? What else?

Do not include examiner comments not intended to elicit the narrative from the child. For example, if an examiner concludes the story by saying “ok” or “very good” these should not be coded.

Do not code initial instructions to tell the story back. For example: Now it is your turn to tell the story.