
Global_TALES_Network
Global team of child language researchers developing global tools and approaches to investigate personal narratives. Follow us 4 tips & resources
⭐️ kudos to the members from Canada ⭐️ who have designed these adorable visual supports for the Canadian English version of the Global TALES protocol 🇨🇦. They were created for 4-to 5-year-olds to support them in sharing their personal narratives.
More details can be found via our OSF page: https://osf.io/ztqg6/files/yndh2 - just Google OSF Global TALES
#GlobalTALES #EarlyChildhood #Canada #Visualsupports #PersonalNarratives
1 week ago

We have a new version of our Global TALES protocol ! A big thank you to Jan Krasa. We upload all our protocols on the Open Science Framework - free to download. #personalnarratives #childlanguage #globaltales
2 weeks ago
Another published paper! Our amazing member Prof Jóhanna Einarsdóttir has recently published her paper: “Personal narratives of monolingual and multilingual children in Iceland”. featuring the Icelandic version of the Global TALES protocol in an Icelandic Journal “Netla – Ársrit”. Many Congrats!
The full paper can be found at : https://doi.org/10.24270/netla.2026/5
#GlobalTALES #PersonalNarratives #Icelandic #speechtherapy
4 weeks ago
Claire Neufeld is an MA student majoring in speech-language pathology from the University of Alberta in Canada. She shares her research on the relationships between the theory of mind and personal narratives of children with developmental language disorder (DLD).
#GlobalTALES #DLD #theory of mind #PersonalNarratives
1 month ago
Big news! Our amazing members Yaşar Gündüz, Semra Selvi, and Iknur Mavis have recently published their paper “Exploring Microstructure Measures and Topics in Personal Narratives of Turkish School-Age Children: Findings From the Global TALES-TR Protocol” featuring the Turkish version of the Global TALES protocol in the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Kudos team!
The full paper can be found at : https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.70219
#GlobalTALES #PersonalNarratives #Publication #Turkish
2 months ago
Presenting the TALES series, where organizers and presenters who participated in different conferences representing Global TALES share their experiences. Here is Tegan Hryciw from the University of Alberta, who played a significant role in organizing the highly successful Global TALES symposium—we are very proud of her organizing skills!
✨ Stay tuned for more stories in our ‘TALES’ series!
#GlobalTALES #PersonalNarratives #GlobalTALESsymposium
2 months ago
Introducing Dr. Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe from Ghana. Jo, who was recently conferred a Doctor of Philosophy, is a member of the Global TALES network. She shares findings from her PhD thesis on the personal narrative skills of Ghanaian English-speaking children.
#GlobalTALES #PersonalNarratives #multilingual #speechtherapy #languageassessment
3 months ago
How do personal narratives develop between late childhood and early adolescence?
Wanlin is a member of the Global TALES network, she shares findings from her PhD research on Mandarin-speaking children’s personal narrative development.
#GlobalTALES #PersonalNarrativeDevelopment #childlanguage #childdevelopment
3 months ago



Our 2025 newsletter is out! Highlighting events and celebrating achievements! It’s been an action filled, productive year. I’m so proud to be part of this amazing Network and can’t wait to find out what 2026 will bring! #narrative #personalnarrative #global #speechies - direct link to newsletters in bio.
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