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McDonald, Sarah; Kent, Julie – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
Language and communication improvement approaches designed by SLT services for delivery by early years practitioners can be effective in principle, but what helps or hinders initial and ongoing success? In this implementation study, we investigated the experiences of 10 practitioners who became Language Leads (LLs) and delivered the Language Lead…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Communication Strategies, Communication Skills
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Ottley, Jennifer R.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Coogle, Christan Grygas; Spear, Caitlin F.; Rahn, Naomi L. – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: Bug-in-ear coaching implemented under highly controlled situations has a promising research base. Yet few researchers have examined its effects when implemented within less controlled environments using authentic professional development conditions. The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation and effects of…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Assistive Technology, Coaching (Performance), Community Organizations
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Shire, Stephanie Y.; Goods, Kelly; Shih, Wendy; Distefano, Charlotte; Kaiser, Ann; Wright, Courtney; Mathy, Pamela; Landa, Rebecca; Kasari, Connie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Notably absent from the intervention literature are parent training programs targeting school-aged children with autism who have limited communication skills (Tager-Flusberg and Kasari in "Autism Res" 6:468-478, 2013). Sixty-one children with autism age 5-8 with minimal spontaneous communication received a 6-month social communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Communication Strategies, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Cho, Seokhee; Yang, Jenny; Mandracchia, Marcella – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Mentoring Mathematical Minds (M3) units on gains in mathematics achievement and English proficiency of mathematically promising English language learners (MPELLs) in the third grade. The M3 program, developed by Gavin et al., was implemented for 1 year with treatment MPELLs (n = 86) but not…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Grade 3
Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M.; Kearley, Regina F. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2014
The authors supervised and trained pre-service teachers while conducting extended school year (ESY) services for pre-kindergarten and elementary students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities (DD). Each classroom was responsible for conducting communication assessments and developing interventions focused on…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Preservice Teachers, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
Brown, Jennifer A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Purpose: This study examined the triadic relationships between the early interventionist, the parent and the child in a parent-implemented communication intervention for toddlers. Specifically, relationships between coaching strategies used by interventionists, parents' implementation of communication intervention strategies, child…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Toddlers, Parents
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Brown, Jennifer A.; Woods, Juliann J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2012
Collaborative early intervention (EI) service delivery is enhanced by professional development focused on knowledge and skills in the content and process of delivering services. This article describes a multicomponent online professional development course designed to build infant toddler specialists' capacity to support children with…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Early Intervention, Caregivers, Coaching (Performance)