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Facilitated Playgroups to Promote Speech and Language Skills of Young Children with Communication Delays: A Pilot Study
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Green, Katherine B.; Towson, Jacqueline A.; Head, Cynthia; Janowski, Brittany; Smith, Laura – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018
Family-centered practices that build caregiver capacity are a central focus of early intervention services for young children with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of adapting the "Parents Interacting with Infants" (PIWI) facilitated playgroup model to target effective communication strategies for…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Language Skills, Language Impairments, Parent Child Relationship
Teaching Paraeducators to Support the Communication of Young Children with Complex Communication Needs
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Douglas, Sarah N.; Light, Janice C.; McNaughton, David B. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
Paraeducators are frequent communication partners for young children with complex communication needs (CCN) in early childhood settings. This study examined the impact of instruction to paraeducators in two communication interaction strategies (IPLAN [Identify activities for communication, Provide means for communication, Locate and provide…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Disabilities, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Is More Better? Milieu Communication Teaching in Toddlers with Intellectual Disabilities
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Fey, Marc E.; Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F.; Bredin-Oja, Shelley L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: The authors sought to determine whether a program of 5 weekly doses of milieu communication teaching (MCT) would yield improvements in children's communication and word use compared with a once-weekly delivery of the same treatment. Method: Sixty-four children with intellectual and communication delay were randomly assigned to receive…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Toddlers, Milieu Therapy, Communication Strategies
An Evaluation of a Parent Training Program
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Nguyen, Quynh T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the effectiveness of a parent training program whose children are diagnosed with autism. The sample consisted of families who are currently participating in a parent training program. The study examined the stress levels of parents utilizing the Questionnaire on Resources and Stress at the beginning of the study and then again…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Program Effectiveness, Autism, Children
Improving Adult-Child Conversations in Preschool Settings: An Examination of Alternative Professional Development Approaches
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Boisvert, Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed-design study was to examine the impact of three types of professional development activities aimed at improving conversations in four targeted preschool classrooms. A review of the literature was used to identify the professional development approaches and the importance of improving teacher-child conversations as a…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Teacher Student Relationship, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes
The Use of Responsive Interaction Strategies by Siblings
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Trent, J. Alacia; Kaiser, Ann P.; Wolery, Mark – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2005
The effects of an intervention designed to facilitate interactions between two older, typically developing children and their younger siblings with Down syndrome were investigated using a multiple-baseline design across behaviors and participants. The researchers used written materials, modeling, role play, and oral feedback to teach two…
Descriptors: Intervention, Siblings, Play, Delayed Speech