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Direct linkMarcela Peña; Constanza Vásquez-Venegas; Patricia Cortés; Enrica Pittaluga; Mitzy Herrera; Esteban J. Pino; Raul G. Escobar; Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz; Pamela Guevara – npj Science of Learning, 2024
Young children's linguistic and communicative abilities are foundational for their academic achievement and overall well-being. We present the positive outcomes of a brief tablet-based intervention aimed at teaching toddlers and preschoolers new word-object and letter-sound associations. We conducted two experiments, one involving toddlers…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Intervention, Language Skills, Communication Skills
Leonard, Laurence B.; Deevy, Patricia; Horvath, Sabrina; Christ, Sharon L.; Karpicke, Jeffrey; Kueser, Justin B. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have well-documented verb learning difficulties. In this study, we asked whether the inclusion of retrieval practice during the learning period would facilitate these children's verb learning relative to a similar procedure that provided no retrieval opportunities. Method: Eleven…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Delays, Verbs, Language Acquisition
Fan, Xiaoyan – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2023
This article presents the impact of digital teaching method in the form of Rosetta Stone program on the quality of English language acquisition. The study involved 320 third-year students who study in the People's Republic of China. Group B post-assessment results show an increase in scores on the four assessment criteria: reading, listening,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
Nitsche, Karen; Leitão, Suze; Parsons, Richard – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
This paper reports a preliminary evaluation of the [Talkable] 10-week language learning programme. This training programme aims to help caregivers provide a rich language learning environment in a child's first 3 years of life through the provision of evidence-based information and practical strategies to promote language development delivered…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness, Linguistic Input
Fäldt, A. E.; Durbeej, N.; Fabian, H. M. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2023
Aims: This study investigated which specific socio-demographic characteristics of the family and child health service centre are associated with parents receiving a video guide. The video guide, intended to be offered universally, aimed at promoting language and literacy development. Methods: The video guide included language and literacy…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Child Health, Health Services, Video Technology
Hao, Ying; Franco, Jessica H.; Sundarrajan, Madhu; Chen, Yao – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Conclusions about the efficacy of tele-therapy for parent-mediated intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are limited, due to the shortage of direct comparisons between tele-therapy and traditional face-to-face therapy. In this study, we implemented a parent training program, which targeted on language facilitating…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Effectiveness, Telecommunications
Parents' Perspectives Regarding Impacts of a Group Intervention for Their Children with Hearing Loss
DuBois, Glynnis E.; DeLuzio, Joanne M.; Thaut, Michael H.; Nixon, Stephanie A. – Volta Review, 2021
Understanding the needs of parents with children with hearing loss (HL) is necessary to best support both the children and their families beyond what they have received in early intervention programs. The objective of this paper is to present the perspective of parents regarding their participation in a group intervention with their child and the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Group Therapy, Music Therapy
Carroll, Catherine; Brackenbury, Gill; Herbert, Elisabeth; Lee, Frances; Roberts, Amelia; Cameron, Claire; Freitag, Sara; Crombie, Kerry; Farley, Claire; Parrott, Suzanne; Pike, Jo; Prodohl, Fiona; Connolley, Kelley; MacCarthy, Barbara; Buchanan, Anne-Marie; Brian, Rachael; Lawford, Sarah; Walkey, Amy; Barnes, Kieran; Lane, Sarah; Bettencourt, Michael; Black, Emma; Bland, Michelle; Borrell, Vicky; Middleton, Serena; de Bossart, Jennie; Stanbridge, Peter – Institute of Education - London, 2018
As of March 2017, there were 72,670 children and young people in care in England. The number of looked after children has continued to increase steadily over the last eight years. Sixty per cent of these children are in care because of abuse or neglect and three-quarters are placed in foster care arrangements. Children and young people who are in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Low Achievement, Student Needs
Lynch, Yvonne; McCleary, Muireann; Smith, Martine – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) refers to a wide range of aided and unaided modes that are employed with a diverse group of people to support a range of language and communication outcomes. Children whose comprehension of spoken language greatly exceeds their ability to express themselves within that modality can be described as…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Program Effectiveness, Children, Adolescents
Nicastri, Maria; Giallini, Ilaria; Ruoppolo, Giovanni; Prosperini, Luca; de Vincentiis, Marco; Lauriello, Maria; Rea, Monica; Traisci, Gabriella; Mancini, Patrizia – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
Deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) need a supportive family environment to facilitate language development. The present study was designed to assess the effects of parent training (PT) on enhancing children's communication development. The PT was based on the "It Takes Two to Talk" model, with specific adaptations for families of…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Hearing Impairments, Family Environment
Kidd, Lauren; Rowland, Caroline – Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 2021
The purpose of this project was to investigate the effectiveness of a language-focused professional development programme on the knowledge and behaviour of preschool practitioners (sometimes called early years practitioners) in the UK. In Study 1 we determined whether the training received by practitioners is effective in improving their knowledge…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Behavior
Download full textSoto, Xigrid; Seven, Yagmur; McKenna, Meaghan; Madsen, Keri; Peters-Sanders, Lindsey; Kelley, Elizabeth Spencer; Goldstein, Howard – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: This paper describes the iterative development of a home review program designed to augment vocabulary instruction for young children (ages 4 and 5) occurring at school through the use of a home review component. Method: A pilot study followed by two experiments used adapted alternating treatment designs to compare the learning of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development, Validity, Comparative Analysis
Wolf, Betsy; Latham, Gavin; Laurenzano, Mary; Ross, Steven M.; Tam, Winnie; Cheung, Alan C. K. – Grantee Submission, 2016
(Purpose) The purpose of this study was to understand if inclusion of computer activities and videos for pre-K and kinder students, with opportunities to view these videos again at home, providing a repeated learning experience with language concepts and vocabulary, improved young students' early reading skill. (Methods) The study followed one…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Preschool Children
Buschmann, Anke; Sachse, Steffi – European Journal of Education, 2018
Beside parents, teachers in early childhood education and care have the greatest potential to foster language acquisition in children. This is especially important for children with language delays, language disorders or bi-/multilingual children. However, they present teachers with a particular challenge in language support. Therefore, integrated…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Child Care Centers, Kindergarten
Slavin, Robert E.; Chambers, Bette – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
Evidence-based reform is transforming education at all levels, both in providing effective models for use in schools and in linking policy to effective practice on a broad scale. As early education moves from a concern with effects of preschool versus no preschool to focus on creating and evaluating effective preschool models capable of improving…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Evidence Based Practice, Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged
