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Assessment and Intervention with At-Risk Infants and Toddlers: Guidelines for the Speech-Language Pathologist.
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Sparks, Shirley N. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1989
This paper discusses risks to communication development in infants and toddlers. It suggests basic guidelines for assessment of the infant, the interaction, the caregiver, and familial strengths and needs. It also suggests guidelines and resources for intervention with infants at various linguistic stages and with their families. (JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Communication Disorders, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Weaving Assessment Information into Intervention Ideas: Planning Communication Interventions for Young Children with Disabilities.
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Hampton, Enrica O.; Whitney, Diana Williams; Schwartz, Ilene S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2002
This article discusses how practitioners can link assessment to action when planning communication interventions for young children with disabilities. It reviews communication components and discusses strategies for collecting information that may be especially useful in the domain of communication. Strategies for turning assessment information…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Data Collection
A Performance/Competence Model of Observational Assessment.
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Westby, Carol E.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1996
This article describes an observational assessment procedure designed for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. The procedure is intended to link assessment with intervention by determining what supports and what compromises a child's performance, through a holistic team assessment involving a speech-language pathologist, motor specialist,…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Diagnostic Teaching, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Listening Behavior in Children at Risk for Communication Delay.
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Hugo, Rene; Louw, Brenda; Kritzinger, A.; Smit, G. J. – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 2000
A study evaluated the use of a clinical tool developed to determine the listening behavior of young children at risk for developmental communication delays. The evaluation procedure was developed and successfully applied to 66 children (ages birth to 3) attending an early intervention program over a period of 3 years. (Contains six references.)…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Perception, Communication Disorders, Early Identification
Supporting Children with Communication Difficulties in Inclusive Settings: School-Based Language Intervention.
McCormick, Linda; And Others – 1997
Preparing language interventionists and special education teachers to work with colleagues and families on collaborative teams in public school settings, this book provides basic procedures for intervention for all children with language and communication difficulties, with hands-on activities to give students practice in applying the procedures.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education
Infants at Risk for Communication Disorders: The Professional's Role in the Home or Center. The Professional's Role with the Newborn. Leader's Guide [and] Participant's Guide.
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Sparks, Shirley N.; And Others – 1990
This document comprises two leaders' guides and two participants' guides to two inservice presentations on the speech/language professional's role in working with at-risk infants and toddlers. Videotapes are intended to accompany the materials. The needs assessment, field testing, content/design analyses, and validation studies conducted in the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Communication Disorders