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Narrative-Based Language Intervention (NBLI) is a hybrid language intervention approach that combines naturalistic activities such as storytelling with skill-based activities to address children’s language and communication goals (Swanson, L.A., Fay, M.E., et al. 2005). The goal of NBLI is to help children develop skills for generating narratives while at the same time addressing their individual needs to develop crucial underlying language skills. NBLI is often used with scaffolded stories to improve story retelling skills, personal narratives, syntax and vocabulary skills of young children with autism and/or significant language problems.
Prerequisite Skills for NBLI with Scaffolded Stories
A child who demonstrates the following skills is generally ready to participate in NBLI which incorporates use of scaffolded stories at his or her developmental level:
- Understands and uses a variety of nouns and verbs in simple sentences.
- Follows simple directions.
- Answers simple wh-question forms such as who, what and where.
- Identifies and names objects and actions when looking at pictures in books..
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