Bi-Directional Communication Journals as a Method of Caregiver Support during Speech and Language Intervention: A Pilot Study

Autor/inn/en	Pelatti, Christina Yeager; Martino, Alison; Wilson, Kaitlyn P.
Titel	Bi-Directional Communication Journals as a Method of Caregiver Support during Speech and Language Intervention: A Pilot Study
Quelle	In: Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 36 (2020) 2, S.127-139 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pelatti, Christina Yeager)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-6590
DOI	10.1177/0265659020939303
Schlagwörter	Journal Writing; Preschool Education; Child Caregivers; Preschool Children; Comparative Analysis; Intervention; Caregiver Attitudes; Language Acquisition; Family Environment; Barriers; Child Development; Caregiver Child Relationship; Speech Therapy; Allied Health Occupations Education; Pretests Posttests; Language Tests; Scores; Interpersonal Communication; Allied Health Personnel; Summer Programs; Participant Characteristics; Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Caregiver; Caregivers; Carer; Child; Children; Kinderbetreuung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Familienmilieu; Kindesentwicklung; Entwicklungsproximale Sprachtherapie; Logotherapie; Language test; Sprachtest; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sommerkurs
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine whether the inclusion of a bi-directional communication journal between caregivers and student clinicians during a five-week summer preschool programme impacted caregivers' perceptions and had a positive impact on their children's language development. This study included a mixed methods design. Child participants (mean age = 4 years, 4 months) were assigned to one of four classrooms; two classrooms served as control classrooms (n = 12 children), and two participated in the journal intervention (n = 15 children). Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through questionnaires reflecting caregivers' perceptions of the speech and language environment and their children's language development at the start and end of the programme. Quantitative results revealed a significant main effect of time regarding caregivers' perceptions of their child's language development. Thematic analysis of narrative questionnaire responses revealed three core themes including: improved communication between caregivers and student clinicians, insight about child's routines, and application in the home environment. Overall, the results of this pilot study offer preliminary support for the use of bi-directional communication journals as a method of supporting preschoolers' growth in speech and language skills through caregiver involvement. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01