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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Designing Studies to Evaluate Parent-Mediated Interventions for Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Siller, Michael; Morgan, Lindee; Turner-Brown, Lauren; Baggett, Kathleen M.; Baranek, Grace T.; Brian, Jessica; Bryson, Susan E.; Carter, Alice S.; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Estes, Annette; Kasari, Connie; Landa, Rebecca J.; Lord, Catherine; Messinger, Daniel S.; Mundy, Peter; Odom, Samuel L.; Reznick, J. Steven; Roberts, Wendy; Rogers, Sally J.; Schertz, Hannah H.; Smith, Isabel M.; Stone, Wendy L.; Watson, Linda R.; Wetherby, Amy M.; Yoder, Paul J.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Given recent advances in science, policy, and practice of early identification in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), questions about the effectiveness of early intervention have far-reaching service and policy implications. However, rigorous research evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of intervention programs for toddlers with ASD faces a…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Generalizability and Decision Studies: An Example Using Conversational Language Samples
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Bruckner, Cornelia Taylor; Yoder, Paul J.; McWilliam, R. A. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2006
Observational data collected in ecologically valid measurement contexts are likely to be influenced by contextual factors irrelevant to the research question. Using multiple sessions and raters often improves the stability of scores for variables from such contexts. Generalizability (G) theory can be used to give researchers important information…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Observation, Data Collection, Measures (Individuals)
Teachers' Use of Naturalistic Communication Intervention Practices
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Smith, Jane Diane; Warren, Steven F.; Yoder, Paul J.; Feurer, Irene – Journal of Early Intervention, 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which naturalistic practices were being implemented across a representative sample of 17 early intervention programs and classroom activities. Measures of teacher-child communicative interactions, program quality, specialized training, and ongoing support were administered. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Geographic Regions
Teachers' Use of Naturalistic Communication Intervention Practices
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Smith, Jane Diane; Warren, Steven F.; Yoder, Paul J.; Feurer, Irene – Journal of Early Intervention, 2004
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which naturalistic practices were being implemented across a representative sample of 17 early intervention programs and classroom activities. Measures of teacher-child communicative interactions, program quality, specialized training, and ongoing support were administered. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Class Activities
Testing Predictive Validity of the Communication Composite of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales.
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McCathren, Rebecca B.; Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2000
This study tested the predictive validity of the Communication Composite of the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales with 58 children (ages 17 to 34 months) functioning at the prelinguistic stage of language development. Evaluation of expressive vocabulary 1 year later found that the Communication Composite and all tested clusters were…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Delayed Speech, Developmental Disabilities
Maternal Responsivity Mediates the Relationship between Prelinguistic Intentional Communication and Later Language.
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Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study involving 58 children (17 to 36 months) with developmental disabilities in the prelinguistic period of development and their mothers found that the relationship between intentional communication and later language was, in part, due to covarying relationships with maternal responsivity. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Skills, Family Environment, Language Acquisition
Facilitating Self-Initiated Proto-Declaratives and Proto-Imperatives in Prelinguistic Children with Developmental Disabilities.
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Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study involving 58 children (ages 17-32 months) with prelinguistic communication delays found that in families with high responsivity, prelinguistic milieu teaching treatment facilitated increased self-initiated proto-imperatives and proto-declaratives. In families with low responsivity, responsive small groups comparison intervention…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Family Influence, Intervention, Language Impairments
Prelinguistic Pragmatic Functions as Predictors of Later Expressive Vocabulary.
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McCathren, Rebecca B.; Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study tested the relationship between prelinguistic pragmatic functions and later expressive vocabulary of 58 toddlers with mild to moderate developmental delays. Results indicate that rate of joint attention and rate of communication were statistically significant predictors of later expressive vocabulary. Rate of behavior regulation was not a…
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Developmental Delays
Reciprocal Sequential Relations in Conversations between Parents and Children with Developmental Delays.
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Yoder, Paul J.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1994
Nineteen children with developmental delays in the first stage of language learning conversed with their parents in a laboratory setting. Adult utterances were coded for topic, question type, and nonquestions. Child utterances were coded for topic. Child topic continuations were more likely to follow adult continuing questions than any other type…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Speech, Developmental Delays, Discourse Analysis
Predicting Children's Response to Prelinguistic Communication Intervention.
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Yoder, Paul J.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1995
This study tested the hypothesis that pretreatment level of play would predict the rate of increase in prelinguistic, intentional requesting during prelinguistic communication intervention of 8 children (ages 21 to 30 months) with developmental disabilities. A positive relation was found between amount of transitional or symbolic play at baseline…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention, Nonverbal Communication
The Theoretical and Empirical Basis of Early Amelioration of Developmental Disabilities: Implications for Future Research.
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Yoder, Paul J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
The empirical support for three theoretical approaches to infant intervention is reviewed, including direct intervention via nonsocial means, direct intervention via social means, and indirect infant intervention via social support to the family. For each approach, underlying theoretical assumptions are identified, and for each assumption,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Theories, Infants
An Exploratory Comparison of Milieu Teaching and Responsive Interaction in Classroom Applications.
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Yoder, Paul J.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1995
This study compared 2 naturalistic language intervention methods--milieu teaching and responsive interaction--in 6 preschool classrooms that included 36 children with moderate to severe language disabilities. Although no main effects for treatment were found, milieu teaching was more effective with children having the lowest language levels and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Individual Differences, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction Process Analysis