The purpose of this study is to indicate an overview about knowledge production regarding the standards for the development of oral narrative in the past four years through a systematic literature review, focused on intervention thematic in child language, with the use of oral narratives. The review was held in a single step, with specific criteria, using the following descriptors: storytelling, narrative, children narratives, language and development, oral language, linguistics skills, spoken language, child language, narration/storytelling and language. The period considered was from 2007 to 2011. There were obtained 900 records, among which, nine (1%) met the criteria established for this review. The majority of studies were related to psycholinguistics analysis. Only one study used experimental method. In the analyzed period, few studies addressing children's oral narratives were produced; the vast majority took into consideration, primarily, cognitive and linguistic aspects in the development process of narrative skill; the vast majority of researches have been conducted with children who have any type of alteration in their linguistic development. It is believed that the production of knowledge, in relation to the development of oral narratives for children, currently requires a care towards interventions that use experimental methodology. Finally, it is believed that greater attention is required in relation to the development of narrative skills.
Psycholinguistics; Language Development; Child Language
