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⭐️⭐️⭐️We are thrilled to announce ⭐️⭐️⭐️ that our latest paper on personal narrative coherence has been published! 📖✨ In an increasingly multicultural and plurilingual world, having ecologically valid tools to understand how children tell their own stories is more critical than ever. 🌍 In this exploratory study, we looked at how 417 ten-year-olds across 19 countries and regions structured their personal narratives using the Global TALES protocol. 🔗 Head over to the QR code read the full open-access paper, and let us know your thoughts in the comments! DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_LSHSS-25-00143 #GlobalTALES #PersonalNarratives #openaccess

Hi everyone!👋 Here’s a quick look at what Global TALES is about and a recap of what our team has been up to lately 🌍✨. From our initial meetings to our latest efforts, here’s what we’ve accomplished together so far. Kudos team! More details about the protocol can be found via our OSF page: https://osf.io/jrt6c/ #GlobalTALES#PersonalNarratives#ResearchNetwork

⭐️ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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