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ERIC Number: EJ1170034
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0265-6590
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Facilitated Playgroups to Promote Speech and Language Skills of Young Children with Communication Delays: A Pilot Study
Green, Katherine B.; Towson, Jacqueline A.; Head, Cynthia; Janowski, Brittany; Smith, Laura
Child Language Teaching and Therapy, v34 n1 p37-52 Feb 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 parents of young children with communication delays. A concurrent multiple baseline across behaviors design with three parent-child dyads was used to determine the effects of the weekly facilitated playgroup model on parents' successful implementation of communicative strategies and the effects on the children's communication behaviors. Visual analysis revealed a functional relationship between the seven-week intervention and an increase in parent and child outcomes. Results support the feasibility of using a facilitated playgroup model to enhance parents' ability to implement effective communication strategies with their children. Clinical implications and future directions for research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Preschool Language Scale
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