ERRNI: Expression, Reception and Recall of Narrative Instrument Kit

The ERRNI: Expression, Reception and Recall of Narrative Instrument Kit is a specialist tool designed for the assessment of oral narrative skills—comprehension, expression, and memory—in children (ages 4/6 years) through to adulthood. It helps speech and language therapists, educational psychologists, and researchers understand how individuals relate, recall, and structure narratives, offering insights into discourse-level language abilities. The complete kit provides a structured framework for diagnostic evaluation and allows professionals to tailor language therapy and intervention effectively.

 Benefits

• Rich narrative insight: Captures ability to relate, comprehend, and remember stories after a delay

• Comprehensive norms: UK-standardised data across ages 4 to adult for reliable interpretation

• Minimises practice effects: Two parallel story forms allow retesting with reduced bias

• Detailed discourse analysis: Measures narrative content, grammar complexity, comprehension, memory retention, cohesion, and hesitation

Key Features

• Individual administration: Takes ~8–10 minutes per story—efficient for clinical settings

• Two 15-scene stories: ‘Beach Story’ and ‘Fish Story’ with and without visual prompts

• Rich scoring dimensions: Includes narrative information, grammatical complexity, comprehension accuracy, and forgetting scores

• Complete kit content: Manual, stimulus book, 25 V1 and 25 V2 record forms, all in a carry bag