Hi all,I wanted to pass along this great resource that reviews 15 studies of interventions for early language and literacy. Happy reading!Ellen What Works for Early Language and Literacy Fact Sheet Child Trends recently reviewed findings from 15 random assignment experimental evaluations of literacy and language programs and published a new fact sheet summarizing what they learned. What Works for
Hi all, We put together a chart of the most common ECI measurement tools, what they are best for, and administration times. It has helped us chose which tool to use when evaluating different children. Best, Ellen ECI Assessment Tools
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview members of a CLP team and they shared with me what would make it easier . What would you consider to be the most important thing that a service provider should know when they are working with a child with a cleft lip and palate? Kids with clefts can’t generate pressure to make
Hi everyone, Here is a list we compiled as part of some research that we are doing. I included some interesting highlights as to why family participation is critical. • Parents are the most consistent language models in the child’s life • When families are involved in the intervention process, language enrichment is ongoing rather than during ECI visits only
Hi all, I had some success with a 2 year-old girl who is about 6 months post implant that I wanted to share but would love any other resources or suggestions. She has been having great difficulty imitating movements with her mouth although she can imitate any other physical movement. She also only phonated her sounds which seems to be
One of our summer workshops for The State of Texas was on ways to increase the participation of our parents in our therapy. Two of the most important ways that came up during discussion at the workshop were: 1. Including therapy activities in daily routines (e.g. meals, bath time, driving in the car, etc.) so that parents don’t feel overwhelmed
Thanks to everyone for attending the Cleft Lip and Palate presentation at the State of Texas telecast. It was a great success. For those who were asking, yes the State office is videotaped it and will offer it through their library. We will also launch it as an online continuing education course in the near future. We will let you
One of the biggest challenges we encounter with the model of home-based therapy in Early Childhood Intervention programs has been a lack of follow through. Once a therapy session ends, we as therapists are relying on the parents to become the service provider. The problem has been a lack of structured materials and programs to guide the parents. They have
