A Pilot Study to Teach Siblings to Support Children with Complex Communication Needs

Autor/inn/en	Douglas, Sarah N.; Kammes, Rebecca; Nordquist, Erica; D'Agostino, Sophia
Titel	A Pilot Study to Teach Siblings to Support Children with Complex Communication Needs
Quelle	In: Communication Disorders Quarterly, 39 (2018) 2, S.346-355 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-7401
DOI	10.1177/1525740117703366
Schlagwörter	Pilot Projects; Siblings; Communication Skills; Communication Strategies; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Competence; Achievement Gains; Intervention; Sibling Relationship; Questionnaires; Communication Disorders; Predictor Variables; Generalization; Learning Activities; Disabilities; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Sibling; Geschwister; Kommunikationsstil; Kommunikationsstrategie; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Fragebogen; Kommunikationsstörung; Prädiktor; Lernaktivität; Handicap; Behinderung
Abstract	Siblings play an important role in the lives of children with disabilities, especially those with complex communication needs (CCN). However, children with CCN require support to learn social and communication skills. Like other communication partners, typically developing (TD) siblings may struggle to understand how to best interact with a child with CCN and may benefit from training to learn communication strategies. This pilot study evaluated a newly created sibling communication partner training program to help TD siblings learn the strategy "Plan, Talk, Wait, and Respond" to support the communication of their siblings with CCN. A single-subject multiple probe design was used with three TD siblings and their siblings with CCN. Although results varied for sibling pairs, an increase in communication supports from TD siblings and communication gains for children with CCN were noted with all sibling pairs. Limitations, adjustments to the training, and future research directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01