'Making the most of together time': development of a Health Visitor–led intervention to support children's early language and communication development at the 2–2½ …

C McKean, R Watson, J Charlton, S Roulstone… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2022 - Springer
Background Early interventions to support young children's language development through
responsive parent–child interaction have proven efficacy but are not currently delivered …

Preliminary feasibility and effectiveness of a novel community language intervention for preschool children in the United Kingdom

N Botting, H Spicer‐Cain, B Buckley… - … Journal of Language …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Very young children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds often
show poorer language development. Whilst there have been attempts to provide early …

Expectations and experiences of parents taking part in parent–child interaction programmes to promote child language: a qualitative interview study

P Levickis, C McKean, A Wiles… - International journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parent–child interaction therapies are commonly used by speech and language
therapists (SLTs) when providing services to young children with language learning …

Outcomes of population based language promotion for slow to talk toddlers at ages 2 and 3 years: Let's Learn Language cluster randomised controlled trial

M Wake, S Tobin, L Girolametto, OC Ukoumunne… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the benefits of a low intensity parent-toddler language promotion
programme delivered to toddlers identified as slow to talk on screening in universal services …

'It's just so lovely to hear him talking': Exploring the early-intervention expectations and experiences of parents

R Lyons, MP O'Malley, P O'Connor… - Child Language …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Little research to date explores parental experiences of early intervention. This study uses
action research over a six-month period to explore the expectations and experiences of …

Does the Talkable programme improve caregiver knowledge and confidence in assisting their child's language learning? A pilot study

K Nitsche, S Leitao, R Parsons - Australasian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper reports a preliminary evaluation of the [Talkable] 10-week language learning
programme. This training programme aims to help caregivers provide a rich language …

Empowering staff to enhance oral language in the early years: Cluster randomised trial

J Dockrell - 2023 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Talking Time© is a universal intervention targeting the oral language skills of children aged
between 3 to 5 years of age. The intervention is designed to support early years' …

Evidence-based intervention for preschool children with primary speech and language impairments: Child Talk–an exploratory mixed-methods study

SE Roulstone, JE Marshall, GG Powell… - … Grants for applied …, 2015 - e-space.mmu.ac.uk
Background: The Child Talk study aimed to develop an evidence-based framework to
support the decision-making of speech and language therapists (SLTs) as they design and …

Collaborative consultation in natural environments: Strategies to enhance family-centered supports and services

JJ Woods, MJ Wilcox, M Friedman, T Murch - 2011 - ASHA
Purpose This article presents current information on recommended practices related to the
delivery of early intervention (EI) supports and services to infants and toddlers with, or at risk …

A transagency approach to enabling access to parent-based intervention for language delay in areas of social disadvantage: a service evaluation

D Gibbard, C Smith - Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Primary language delay remains one of the most prevalent developmental delays in early
childhood, particularly in disadvantaged areas. Previous research has established language …