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Coaching Parents to Support Oral Language Skills during Shared Reading
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Jones, Jennifer Call; McDonnell, Andrea P.; Johnston, Susan S.; Blue, Cheri Wild; Tolbert, Malynda – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Dialogic reading is a shared reading intervention which has been shown to increase children's oral language skills. Although dialogic reading has been heavily researched and replicated with a variety of populations, this study uniquely focused on outcomes when parents of children with a developmental delay from low socioeconomic status homes were…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Parent Education, Coaching (Performance)
A Parent-Implemented Gross Motor Intervention for Young Children with Disabilities
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Yang, Hsiu-Wen; Meadan, Hedda; Ostrosky, Michaelene M. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2021
Children with disabilities often experience gross motor delays. Adults, including parents, can play a crucial role in supporting children's motor development. However, a limited number of research studies have focused on building parents' capacity to support their young children's motor skill development. The purpose of this study was to examine…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Young Children, Disabilities, Skill Development
Teaching Parents Read, Ask, Answer, Prompt Strategies via Telepractice: Effects on Parent Strategy Use and Child Communication
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Dodge-Chin, Cheri; Shigetomi-Toyama, Sandra; Quinn, Emily D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of a telepractice communication partner intervention for children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and their parents. Method: Five children (aged 3;4-12;9 [years;months]) with severe expressive communication impairments who use AAC and their parents enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Preadolescents
The Effectiveness of Using a Video iPod as a Prompting Device in Employment Settings
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Van Laarhoven, Toni; Johnson, Jesse W.; Van Laarhoven-Myers, Traci; Grider, Kristin L.; Grider, Katie M. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using a video iPod as a prompting device for teaching three job-related tasks to a young man with developmental disabilities in a community-based employment setting. The effectiveness of the prompting device was evaluated using a multiple probe across behaviors design. Results…
Descriptors: Supported Employment, Prompting, Developmental Disabilities, Handheld Devices