Introduction Most deaf babies are born to hearing families who do not yet have the skills to
communicate effectively with their child. Adaptations to communication are important …

Introduction Parent child interaction (PCI) is positively associated with deaf children's
language development. However, there are no known, deaf-specific tools to observe how a …

This study explored the impact of a caregiver training intervention on caregivers' use of
individually selected facilitative language techniques (FLTs) with their children (ranging from …

Deaf children experience language deprivation at alarmingly high rates. One contributing
factor is that most are born to non-signing hearing parents who face insurmountable barriers …

(1) Background: Conversational turns between parents and children contribute to the
language development of children. This study aimed to examine parental language input …

Purpose: This study presents an exploration of facilitative language techniques (FLTs) used
by fathers of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) in the natural environment …

Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) are at risk of delays in language acquisition
due to a lack of access to language in the natural environment (Paul, 2009; Spencer & …

While caregivers' personal experiences in the newborn hearing screening and diagnosis
period have been documented extensively in the literature, there has been limited …