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Lindsay R. Dennis; Kelly Farquharson; Anne Reed; Rebecca Summy; Jennifer Westmoreland; Kimberline Clark – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2024
This study examined the effects of practice-based coaching with scripted supports designed to support paraeducators and speech-language pathology assistants (SLP-As) as they implement evidence-based shared book reading strategies with preschoolers with language delays. A single-case, multiple baseline across behaviors was employed. Five U.S.…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Speech Language Pathology, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities
Hopkins, Thomas; Harrison, Emily; Coyne-Umfreville, Emily; Packer, Melanie – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2022
Studies that have examined whole-school interventions that target conceptual knowledge reveal characteristics that are important in the delivery of a deep processing approach to word learning. These consist of explicit instruction, play, and multi-sensory experiences that are situated within and repeated across varied contexts. Word Aware (WA) is…
Descriptors: Intervention, Receptive Language, Vocabulary, Program Effectiveness
Towson, Jacqueline A.; Green, Katherine B.; Abarca, Diana L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2020
We examined how educating paraprofessionals in preschool classrooms on dialogic reading (DR) affected their storybook reading and effects on children's single word vocabulary. Through a single-case multiple-probe across participants design including four paraprofessionals and eight preschool children, we identified a functional relation between…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Vocabulary
Panganiban, Jonathan L.; Shire, Stephanie Y.; Williams, Justin; Kasari, Connie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Schools are the portal through which many children with autism spectrum disorder access early intervention. Collaborating with teachers can be an effective way to implement evidence-based practices. In this study, teachers learned to embed strategies from the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation intervention into the standard…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children
Spencer, Trina D.; Moran, Meghan; Thompson, Marilyn S.; Petersen, Douglas B.; Restrepo, M. Adelaida – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this cluster randomized group study was to investigate the effect of multitiered, dual language instruction on children's oral language skills, including vocabulary, narrative retell, receptive and expressive language, and listening comprehension. Participants were 3-5 year old children (n = 81) who were learning English and whose…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Atteberry, Allison; Bassok, Daphna; Wong, Vivian C. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2019
This study is a randomized control trial of full- versus half-day prekindergarten (pre-K) in a school district near Denver, Colorado. Four-year-old children were randomly assigned an offer of half-day (4 days/week) or full-day (5 days/week) pre-K that increased class time by 600 hours. The full-day pre-K offer produced substantial, positive…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Preschool Education, School Readiness, Program Effectiveness
Wasik, Barbara A.; Hindman, Annemarie H. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Preschool teachers from a high-poverty, urban school district were trained to implement Story Talk, a book reading intervention designed to increase children's vocabulary and language development using supportive materials and strategic individualized coaching. Thirty-five teachers were randomly assigned by site to the intervention (20) or the…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development, Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development
Young, Helen E.; Falco, Ruth A.; Hanita, Makoto – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
This randomized, controlled trial, comparing the Comprehensive Autism Program (CAP) and business as usual programs, studied outcomes for 3-5 year old students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants included 84 teachers and 302 students with ASD and their parents. CAP utilized specialized curricula and training components to implement…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Comprehensive Programs, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Bell, Christian M. – Online Submission, 2014
This brief report summarizes Austin Independent School District prekindergarten (pre-K) students' achievement on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IV (PPVT) and Test de Vocabularío en Imagenes Peabody (TVIP) in Fall 2014. The PPVT and the TVIP measure knowledge of receptive (i.e., hearing) vocabulary in English and Spanish.
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Verbal Ability, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Hofer, Kerry; Checkoway, Amy; Goodson, Barbara; Nichols, Austin – Abt Associates, 2018
The Massachusetts Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG) model supported and expanded high-quality preschool in high-needs communities. PEG required shared governance between local school districts and Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care-licensed community-based programs. The 48 PEG classrooms provided free prekindergarten for…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Quality, At Risk Students, Grants
Conner, Julie; Kelly-Vance, Lisa; Ryalls, Brigette; Friehe, Mary – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to develop an intervention for 2-year-old children to enhance play and language skills. The intervention was implemented over a 4-week period and included components of reading, modeling, and positive reinforcement of language and play. Specifically, children were read a story and played with a matching toy set.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Young Children, Play, Language Acquisition
Bell, Christian M. – Online Submission, 2014
This report evaluates a sample of students' achievement in the Austin Independent School District pre-K program during the 2013-2014 school year, based on Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-IV (PPVT) and Test de Vocabularío en Imagenes Peabody (TVIP) results.
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Verbal Ability, Preschool Education, School Districts
Hustedt, Jason T.; Jung, Kwanghee; Barnett, W. Steven; Williams, Tonya – Elementary School Journal, 2015
Enrollment in state-funded pre-K programs prior to kindergarten entry has become increasingly common. As each state develops its own model for pre-K, rigorous studies of the impacts of state-specific programs are needed. This study investigates impacts of the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) initiative at kindergarten entry using a…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Readiness, Vocabulary Development, Emergent Literacy
Strasser, Katherine; Mendive, Susana; Vergara, Daniela; Darricades, Michelle – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This study evaluated the impact of a self-monitoring intervention on preschool teachers' use of language and on children's language growth. Nineteen classrooms from Santiago de Chile participated (10 intervention, 9 control). Twice a week, intervention teachers filled out a checklist to monitor the language stimulation they…
Descriptors: Self Management, Intervention, Preschool Teachers, Language Usage
Goldstein, Peggy; Warde, Beverly; Peluso, Paul – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2013
Background: Many states provide public funding to facilitate school readiness for community-based pre-K and preschool programs for 4 year old children and "at risk" 3 year old children. Little research exists on the school readiness gains of children participating in these "garden variety" community-based programs. Objective:…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Young Children, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
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