Teaching Parents to Promote Young Children's Language Skills With Parents Plus

• In Event: Fairmont Roundtable Session Eight
  In Roundtable Session: Making Meaning From Assessment Data and Teachers' Beliefs (Table 17)

Abstract

Close to one million preschoolers in the U.S. have a developmental language disorder. Early intervention is critical because early language skills are related to school readiness and later academic success. Parents are commonly an invaluable, untapped resource who want to promote their children’s language development. This session presents an overview of Parents Plus, an iteratively developed online training program for parents to assist children with their language skills. We will present findings from a pilot RCT where we assessed children’s language outcomes at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up. Additionally, we will present findings on the usability and feasibility of Parents Plus.

Authors

• Brook Sawyer, Lehigh University
  Presenting Author

• Annemarie H. Hindman, Temple University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Carol Scheffner Hammer, Teachers College, Columbia University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Julie Santoro, DeSales University
  Non-Presenting Author

• Julie Smith, Teachers College, Columbia University
  Non-Presenting Author