This study aims to examine the research methodology(inter alia, research logic) of story telling ability development, and to draw implications for further researches. For this end, it reviews the research methodology of story telling ability development into four Issues. 1) On the structuring story telling ability; this study discusses the issues of structuring story telling ability into sub-abilities, based on the concept of story. 2) On the longitudinal design of story telling ability development research; this study discusses the issues of designing story telling ability development research as longitudinal study by devising 'trend study', 'cohort study', 'panel study', and argues panel study design is more appropriate for story telling ability development research. 3) On the representative-ness of story telling ability development research; this study discusses the issues of representative-ness of development research, and examines alternative concepts, 'typicality' and 'transition probability'. 4) On the collecting method of story; this study discusses the issues of two collecting method of story - 'experimental method' and 'natural method', and argues natural method is more appropriate for story telling ability development research.