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July 11, 2026Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

Clinical Focus: Clinical Applications of the Global TALES (Talking About Lived Experiences in Stories) Protocol for Assessment of Personal Event Narrative Language

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LDLisa M. DombySWSamantha C. Washington

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Overview

Clinical focus article demonstrates effective narrative language assessment in multilingual children using Global TALES protocol, indicating its broad applicability.

Key Points

  • This article aims to outline the clinical applications and implications of the Global TALES protocol for assessing personal event narratives in children and adolescents.
  • Reviewed literature on personal event narrative language contribution to language assessment and intervention.
  • Described procedures for translating and adapting the Global TALES protocol for multilingual contexts.
  • Provided guidelines for dynamic assessment methods and language sample analysis relevant to narrative evaluation.
  • Global TALES facilitates the collection of personal event narratives from multilingual children, accommodating various cultural contexts.
  • Recommendations for linguistic and cultural adaptation improve protocol effectiveness.
  • Findings support the use of Global TALES in determining eligibility for speech and language services.

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Domby et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a51ddbfc18d7f28ca5001a5https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_lshss-25-00126
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