ALLYSSA MCCABE: ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
A. Published Books:
In press
McCabe, A., Bailey, A., & Meltzi, G. (Eds.). Spanish narration and
literacy development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2003
McCabe, A., & Bliss. Patterns of narrative discourse: A multicultural
life span approach. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
2001
(with a nationally known committee) New Standards: Speaking and listening
primary literacy standards for preschool through third grade.
1997
Mandell, C., & McCabe, A. (Eds.) The problem of meaning: Behavioral and
cognitive approaches. Amsterdam: North-Holland-Elsevier.
.
1996
McCabe, A. Chameleon readers: Teaching children to appreciate all kinds of
good stories. New York: McGraw-Hill.
1992
McCabe, A. Language games to play with your child: Enhancing communication
from infancy through late childhood (Revised edition). New York: Insight/Plenum.
1991
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. (Eds.). Developing narrative structure. Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1987
McCabe, A. Language games to play with your child. New York: Fawcett
Columbine. Excerpts from this book appeared in American Baby, XLIX (8),
66-72, in Parents Magazine, 65 (9), 1990, in Working Mother, XIV (5), 1991, and
in Child, 6 (10), 1992.
1983
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Developmental psycholinguistics: Three ways of
looking at a child's narrative. New York: Plenum Press.
B. Chapters in Books, Articles in Encyclopedias and Newsletters, Published Reviews of
Books, Editorials:
In press
McCabe, A. Narrative Inquiry (Journal). SAGE Encyclopedia of
Qualitative Research Methods.
2006
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., & Essex, M.J. A window of opportunity we must
open to all: The case for preschool with high quality support for language and
literacy. In D.K. Dickinson, D.K. & S.B. Neuman, S.B. (Eds.), Handbook of Early
Literacy Research Vol. II, (pp. 11-28). New York, NY: Guilford Press
2006
O’Connor, M., Rotondo, J.H., & McCabe, A. Leading questions and child
witnesses. Law Journal Newsletters: Product Liability Law & Strategy, 24(2),
Part 2.
2005
O’Connor, M., Rotondo, J.H., & McCabe, A. Leading questions and child
witnesses. Law Journal Newsletters: Product Liability Law & Strategy, 24(4),
Part 1.
2005
McCabe, A. Language acquisition. Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Vol.
2 (451-456). Academic Press.
2004
McCabe, A. Preface Acquisition of Japanese Oral Narrative Style by Native
English-speaking individuals by Yoshimi Maeno. Lewiston, U.K.: Edwin Mellen
Press.
2004
Peterson, C.E., & McCabe, A. Echoing our parents: Parental influences on
children’s narration. In M.W. Pratt & B.E. Fiese (Eds.), Family stories and the life
course: Across time and generations (pp. 27-54). Mahweh, NJ: Erlbaum.
2004
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., & Clark-Chiarelli, N. Preschool Prevention of
Reading Disability: Realities versus Possibilities. In C.A. Stone, E.R. Silliman,
B.J. Ehren, K. Apel (Eds.), Handbook of language and literacy: Development
and disorders (pp. 209-227). Guilford.
2002
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., & Anastasopoulos, L. A framework for
examining book reading in early childhood classrooms. In A. van Kleeck, E.B.
Bauer, & S.A. Stahl (Eds.), On reading books to children: Parents and teachers..
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Also published as Report #1-014 of
the Center for Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA, Feb., 2002).
2001
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., & Sprague, K. Teacher rating of oral language
and literacy (TROLL): A research-based tool. Report #3-016 of the Center for
Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA, Sept., 2001) and in
Reading Teacher.
2000
Ely, R., Wolf, A., McCabe, A., & Melzi, G. The story behind the Story:
Gathering narrative data from children. In L. Menn & N.B. Ratner (Eds.), Methods
for studying language production (pp. 249-269). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates.
1998
McCabe, A. Sentences combined: Text and discourse. In J. Berko Gleason and
N. B. Ratner (Eds.), Psycholinguistics (2nd edition, pp.275-308). New York:
Harcourt Brace.
1997
Mandell, C., & McCabe, A. The many meanings of meaning: An overview. In
C. Mandell & A. McCabe (Eds.), The problem of meaning: Behavioral and
cognitive approaches (pp. 1-14). North-Holland: Elsevier.
1997
McCabe A. Narrative threads of metaphor. In C. Mandell & A. McCabe (Eds.),
The problem of meaning: Behavioral and cognitive approaches (pp. 347-376).
North-Holland: Elsevier.
1997
McCabe, A. Developmental and cross-cultural aspects of children's narration. In
M. Bamberg (Ed.), Narrative development: Six approaches (pp.137-174).
Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1997
McCabe A. Language Games. Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, 12 (11), pp.
1-3. Reprinted in P&P on Kids, 2003, North Shore Child and Family Guidance
Center, pp. 9-11.
1996
McCabe, A. A review of Relating events in narrative by R. Berman and D. Slobin
(Eds.). Journal of Child Language, 23, 715-723.
1996
McCabe, A. Evaluating narrative discourse skills. In K.N.Cole, P.S.Dale, & D.J.
Thal, (Eds.), Assessment of communication and language (pp. 121-142).
Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
1996
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. Meaningful "mistakes": The systematicity of
children's connectives in narrative discourse and the social origins of this usage
about the past. In J. Costermans & M. Fayol (Eds.), Processing interclausal
relationships: Studies in the production and comprehension of text (pp.139-154).
Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1996
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Parental scaffolding of context in children's
narratives. In C.E. Johnson & J.H.V. Gilbert, (Eds.), Children's language, Vol. 9,
(pp. 183-196). Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1996
Ely, R., & McCabe, A. Gender differences in memories for speech. In S.
Leydesdorff, L. Passerini, & P. Thompson (Eds.), International yearbook of oral
history and life stories: Gender and memory (pp. 17-30). New York: Oxford
University Press.
1994
McCabe, A., & Dickinson, D. Language acquisition. Encyclopedia of English
Studies and Language Arts. Ed. by Alan C.Purves. National Council of Teachers
of English, (pp. 686-690).
1992
McCabe, A. Developmental Rhetoric: An essay review of J. Golden's The
Narrative Symbol In Childhood Literature. Semiotica, 92(3/4), 371-380.
1992
McCabe, A. Developmental psychology. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia Of Science
& Technology (7th ed., pp. 160-165). New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co.
1991
McCabe, A. Structure as a way of understanding. In A. McCabe & C. Peterson
(Eds.), Developing narrative structure (pp. ix -xvii). Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum
Associates.
1991
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. Getting the story: A longitudinal study of parental
styles in eliciting narratives and developing narrative skill. In A. McCabe & C.
Peterson (Eds.), Developing narrative structure (pp. 217-253). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1991
McCabe, A., Capron, E., & Peterson, C. The voice of experience: The recall of
early childhood and adolescent memories by young adults. In A. McCabe & C.
Peterson (Eds.), Developing narrative structure (pp. 137-173). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1991
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Linking children's connective use and narrative
macrostructure. In A. McCabe & C. Peterson (Eds.), Developing narrative
structure (pp. 29-53). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
1991
Dickinson, D.K., & McCabe, A. The Acquisition and development of language:
A social interactionist account of language and literacy development. In J.
Kavanaugh (Ed.), The Language Continuum (pp.1-40). Parkton, MD: York Press.
1991
McCabe, A. Plans, routines, and memories: Inspired telling--A response to
Katherine Nelson. Journal of Narrative and Life History, 1(2-3), 129-134.
1991
McCabe, A. Editorial. Journal of Narrative and Life History, 1 (1), 1-2.
1991
McCabe, A. Review of E. Winner's The point of words: Children's understanding
of metaphor and irony. Applied Psycholinguistics, 12 (1), 123-127.
1987
McCabe, A. Review of Judith A. Langer’s Children Reading and Writing.
Applied Psycholinguistics, 8, (2), 204-207.
C. Articles in Refereed Journals:
In press
Ely, R., Abrahams, R., MacGibbon, A., & McCabe, A. “I beat them all up”:
Self-representation in young children’s personal narratives. In M. Bamberg (Ed.),
Narrative, discourse, and interaction: In search of identities. Amsterdam: John
Benjamins.
2006
Bliss, L., & McCabe, A. Comparison of discourse genres: Clinical implications.
Current Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 33, 126-137.
2006
McCabe, A., & Bliss, L.S. Struggling to make sense: Patterns of impairment in
adult narrative discourse. Imagination, Cognition, and Personality, 25 (4), 321336.
2006
McCabe, A., Peterson, C., & Connors, D.M. Attachment security and narrative
elaboration. International Journal of Behavioural Development 30 (5), 8-19.
2005
McCabe, A., & Bliss, L.S. Narratives from Spanish-speaking
children with impaired and typical language development. Imagination, Cognition,
and Personality, 24(4), 331-346.
2004
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., Clark-Chiarelli, N., & Wolf, A. Cross-language
transfer of phonological awareness in low-income Spanish and English Bilingual
preschool children. Applied Psycholinguistics, 25 (3), 323-348.
2002-3
Champion, T., McCabe, A., & Colinet, Y. The whole world could hear: The
structure of Haitian American children’s narratives. Imagination, Cognition and
Personality, 22 (4), 381-400.
2003
Champion, T., Hyter, Y., McCabe, A., & Bland-Stewart, L. “A matter of
Vocabulary”: Performances of low-income African American Head Start children
on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III. Communication Disorders Quarterly,
24(3), 121-127.
2003
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., Anastasopoulos, L., Peisner-Feinberg, E.S., & Poe,
M.D. The comprehensive language approach to early literacy: The
interrelationships among vocabulary, phonological sensitivity, and print knowledge
among preschool-aged children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95 (3), 465481.
2003
Dickinson, D.K., McCabe, A., & Sprague, K. Teacher rating of oral language
and literacy (TROLL): A research-based tool. Reading Teacher, 56, 1-11.
2002
Mainness, K.J. Champion, T.B. & McCabe, A. Telling the unknown story:
Complex and explicit narration by African American preadolescents—Preliminary
examination of gender and socioeconomic issues. Linguistics in Education, 13 (2),
151-173..
2001
Bliss, L.S., McCabe, A., & Mahecha, N.R. Analyses of narratives from Spanishspeaking children. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders,
28, 133-139.
2001
Dickinson, D.K., & McCabe, A. Bringing it all together: The multiple origins,
skills, and environmental supports of early literacy. Learning Disabilities Research
and Practice, 16 (4), 185-201.
2001
McCabe, A., & Dickinson, D.K. Good talk, close listening: Laying solid
foundations for literacy. National Head Start Dialogue, XV, 21-22.
2000
Imbens-Bailey, A., & McCabe, A. The discourse of distress: A narrative
analysis of emergency calls to 911. Language & Communication, 20, 275-296.
2000
Rollins, P.R., McCabe, A., & Bliss, L.S. Culturally sensitive assessment of
narrative skills in children. Seminars in Speech and Language, 21 (3), 223-234.
2000
Ely, R., MacGibbon, A., & McCabe, A. “She don’t care”: Negatives in
Children’s Narratives. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 46 (3), 465-490.
1999
Bliss, L.S., Covington, Z., & McCabe, A. Assessing the narratives of African
American children. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and
Disorders, 26, 160-167.
1999
Peterson, C., Jesso, B., & McCabe, A. Encouraging narratives in preschoolers:
An intervention study. Journal of Child Language, 26, 49-67.
1998
Miranda, A.E., McCabe, A., & Bliss, L.S. Jumping around and leaving things
out: A profile of the narrative abilities of children with specific language
impairment. Applied Psycholinguistics. 19 (4), 647-668.
1998
McCabe, A. At Nicky's house: Developing imagination to deal with reality.
Current Psychology of Cognition, 17 (2), 229-266.
1998
Ely, R., Melzi, G., Hadge, L., & McCabe, A. Being brave, being nice: Themes of
Agency and Communion in Children's Narratives. Journal of Personality, 66 (2),
257-284.
1998
Bliss, L.S., McCabe, A., & Miranda, A.E. Narrative assessment profile:
Discourse analysis for school-age children. Journal of Communication Disorders,
31, 347-363.
1997
McCabe, A. Cultural background and storytelling: A review and implications
for schooling. The Elementary School Journal, 97(5), 453-474.
1997
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Extending Labov and Waletsky. Journal of Narrative
and
Life History, 7, 251-258.
1996
Biddle, K.R., McCabe, A., & Bliss, L.S. Narrative skills following traumatic brain
injury in children and adults. Journal of Communication Disorders, 29, 447-469.
1996
Ely, R., Gleason, J.B., & McCabe, A. "Why didn't you talk to your Mommy,
Honey?": Parents' and children's talk about talk. Research on Language and Social
Interaction, 29, 7-25.
1995
Minami, M., & McCabe, A. Rice balls versus bear hunts: Japanese and Caucasian
family narrative patterns. Journal of Child Language, 22 (2), 423-446.
1995
Ely, R., Gleason, J.B., Narasimhan, B., & McCabe, A. Family talk about talk:
Mothers lead the way. Discourse Processes, 19, 201-218.
1994
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. A social interactionist account of developing
decontextualized narrative skill. Developmental Psychology, 30 (6), 937-948.
1994
Ely, R., & McCabe, A. The language play of kindergarten children. First
Language, 14, 19-35.
1994
McCabe, A., & Rollins, P.R. Assessment of preschool narrative skills:
Prerequisite for literacy. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology: A
Journal of Clinical Practice, 3(1), 45-56.
1993
Dickinson, D.K., & McCabe, A. Beyond two-handed reasoning: Commentary on
Kieran Egan's work. Linguistics and Education, 5 (2), 187-194.
1993
Ely, R., & McCabe, A. Remembered Voices. Journal of Child Language, 20 (3),
671-696.
1993
McAllister, H.A., Dale, R.H., Bregman, N.J., & McCabe, A. When eyewitnesses
are also earwitnesses: Effects on visual and voice identifications. Basic and
Applied Social Psychology, 14 (2), 161-170.
1992
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Parental styles of narrative elicitation: effect on
children's narrative structure and content. First Language, 12, 299-321.
1991
Minami, M., & McCabe, A. Haiku as a discourse regulation device: A stanza
analysis of Japanese children's personal narratives. Language in Society, 20 (4),
577-599.
1991
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. On the threshold of the storyrealm: Semantic versus
pragmatic use of connectives in narratives. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 37(3),
445-464.
1990
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. What makes a narrative memorable? Applied
Psycholinguistics, 11(1), 73-82.
1988
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. The connective "and" as discourse glue. First
Language, 8, 22-28.
1988
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. A comparison of adults' versus children's
spontaneous use of because and so. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 149 (2),
257-268.
1988
McCabe, A., & Lipscomb, T. Sex differences in children's verbal aggression.
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 34 (4), 389-401.
1988
McCabe, A. Effects of different contexts on memory for metaphor. Metaphor and
Symbolic Activity, 3 (2), 105-132.
1987
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. The structure of and coordinations in children's
narratives. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 16 (5), 467-490.
1987
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. The connective "and": Do older children use it less as
they learn other connectives? Journal of Child Language, 14 (2), 375-382.
1985
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. A naturalistic study of the production of causal
connectives by children. Journal of Child Language, 12, 145-159.
1985
Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Understanding "because": How important is the
task? Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 14, 199-218.
1984
McCabe, A., & Peterson, C. What makes a good story? Journal of
Psycholinguistic Research, 13, 457-480.
1983
McCabe, A. Conceptual similarity and the quality of metaphor in isolated
sentences versus extended contexts. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 12,
41-68.
1978
Menig-Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Children's orientation of a
listener to the context of their narratives. Developmental Psychology, 74, 582-592.
1977-78
Menig-Peterson, C., & McCabe, A. Children talk about death. Omega, 8, 305-317.