Speech-Language Pathologists’ Self-Reported Language Input and Recommendations During Early Intervention

This study examined the extent to which early intervention (EI) speech-language pathologists (SLPs) use and recommend language input strategies for caregivers of children with language delays and the child factors associated with these decisions. Participants included 213 SLPs who completed an onlin...

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Published in:Journal of early intervention 2023-03, Vol.45 (1), p.19-38
Main Authors: Maltman, Nell, Lorang, Emily, Venker, Courtney, Sterling, Audra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allied Health Personnel
Behavior Problems
Caregivers
Child Caregivers
Children
Children & youth
Communication
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Delayed language acquisition
Delayed Speech
Early Intervention
Educational Strategies
Evidence-based practice
Grammar
Language
Language Acquisition
Language Impairments
Linguistic Input
Receptive Language
Speech Communication
Speech Language Pathology
Speech therapists
Speech-language pathologists
Spoken language
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Value Judgment
Young Children
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Summary:This study examined the extent to which early intervention (EI) speech-language pathologists (SLPs) use and recommend language input strategies for caregivers of children with language delays and the child factors associated with these decisions. Participants included 213 SLPs who completed an online survey. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, Friedman’s analyses of variance, and Spearman correlations were used to determine the extent to which EI SLPs used and recommended language input, child factors that influenced recommendations and input, and relationships between SLPs’ self-reported strategies and recommendations to caregivers. EI SLPs reported recommending expanding on child utterances more than other strategies. EI SLPs reported using grammatical input more than telegraphic input and recommended grammatical phrases as children made gains in spoken language. Language strategies used by SLPs inconsistently aligned with their recommendations to caregivers. Results underscore the importance of evaluating recommendations to caregivers in the context of EI.
ISSN:1053-8151
2154-3992
DOI:10.1177/10538151221086512