By the age of five, a child has acquired the basics of language in the areas of syntax, morphology, phonology and pragmatics as well as semantics. Language development continues however as the child adds many new words and grammatical forms as well as more mature ways to transmit messages. In addition during this time the child refines narrative skills and appreciates the figurative, nonliteral use of language
- http://www.rehabmed.ualberta.ca/spa/enni/story_grammar.htm
This is the website of the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument (ENNI). It contains score sheets and standardized stories to practice coding stories with the Story Grammar concepts.
- http://www.42explore.com/figlang.htm
This is a website for teachers that is based on thematic units to supplement classroom lessons. Under the English and Language Arts theme the site has a section on figurative language. While this site is primarily geared for teachers in Kindergarten to grade 12, it contains a large amount of helpful links in figurative language among other things for anyone interested in language.
