ERIC Number: EJ1466003
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-6590
EISSN: EISSN-1477-0865
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Exploring Parent-Child Interactions during a Parent-Implemented Language Intervention for Children Who Are Late-to-Talk
Kathryn Hatherly; Sheila T. F. Moodie; Olivia Daub; Cindy Earle; Barbara Jane Cunningham
Child Language Teaching and Therapy, v41 n1 p30-46 2025
Supportive parent-child interactions are critical for facilitating typically developing children's language and social skill development. For children who are late-to-talk, parent-child interactions may be particularly important to address as a means of supporting growth in children's early language abilities. Target Word is one parent-implemented intervention for children who are late-to-talk that teaches parents strategies for facilitating more meaningful communicative interactions with their children, but little is known about the impact of this program on parent-child interactions. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the nature of parent-child interactions changed during the virtual Target Word program and whether changes in parent-child interaction were associated with parents' participation in the virtual Target Word program. A total of 40 children between 16 and 27 months of age who were identified as late-to-talk and their caregivers were assigned to a treatment or wait-list control group. Parent-child interactions were captured virtually using Zoom at four time points and measured using the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO). Families completed book reading, pretend, and manipulative play tasks. While 16 of the 20 families in the treatment group completed the study, only 5 of the 20 families in the wait-list control group completed the entire study. Data were analyzed using a constrained longitudinal data analysis approach. Group differences in parent-child interactions were not statistically different at any time point. Further research is necessary to evaluate whether parent-child interactions are in fact impaired in late talkers, the psychometric properties of the PICCOLO for late talkers, and whether parent-child interactions may be assessed differently in virtual versus in-person environments.
Descriptors: Toddlers, Parents as Teachers, Parent Child Relationship, Delayed Speech, Language Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Parent Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Aloud to Others, Play, Manipulative Materials, Speech Instruction, Foreign Countries, Early Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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