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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Pre-School Language Interventions--Building Early Sentences Therapy and an Adapted Derbyshire Language Scheme
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Cristina McKean; Christine Jack; Sean Pert; Carolyn Letts; Helen Stringer; Mark Masidlover; Anastasia Trebacz; Robert Rush; Emily Armstrong; Kate Conn; Jenny Sandham; Elaine Ashton; Naomi Rose – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Children's language abilities set the stage for their education, psychosocial development and life chances across the life course. Aims: To compare the efficacy of two preschool language interventions delivered with low dosages in early years settings (EYS): Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST) and an Adapted Derbyshire Language…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Children, Child Language
Language, Communicative Participation, and Well-Being in Young Children with (Presumed) Developmental Language Disorder
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Iris Duinmeijer; Sanne Peet; Lonneke Janssen; Annette Scheper; Margo Zwitserlood-Nijenhuis; Wendy Bliekendaal; Marijke Zoons; Britt Hakvoort – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have problems acquiring language, affecting their communicative participation, social--emotional functioning (SEF) and quality of life (QoL). Aims: To investigate whether communicative participation mediates the relation between language and SEF and QoL. Methods & Procedures: In a…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Communication Skills, Quality of Life
Preliminary Examination of the Stability of Sequential Associations between the Talk of Educators and Autistic Preschoolers Using Generalizability Theory
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Andrea L. B. Ford; Marianne Elmquist; LeAnne D. Johnson; Jon Tapp – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2025
Purpose: Estimating the sequential associations between educators' and children's talk during language learning interactions requires careful consideration of factors that may impact measurement stability and resultant inferences. This research note will describe a preliminary study that used generalizability theory to understand the contribution…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Early Childhood Practitioners' Use of Language Facilitation Strategies during Informational Book Reading: Relation to Language Skills of Children with Developmental Language Disorder
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Ying Guo; Allison Breit; Yanli Xie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: The primary aim of the study was to examine the association between early childhood practitioners' use of language facilitation strategies during interactive book reading of informational texts related to science and the language skills of preschool children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Method: Twenty-four practitioners (12…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Reading, Preschool Children, Language Impairments