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Peer reviewedYoder, Paul J.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1995
This study tested the hypothesis that pretreatment level of play would predict the rate of increase in prelinguistic, intentional requesting during prelinguistic communication intervention of 8 children (ages 21 to 30 months) with developmental disabilities. A positive relation was found between amount of transitional or symbolic play at baseline…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention, Nonverbal Communication
Peer reviewedYoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2001
Prelinguistic children (N=58) with developmental delay received one of two staff-implemented treatments designed to increase intentional communication ability. Results confirmed the prediction that treatment effects on children's receptive and expressive language 6 and 12 months after intervention would vary as a function of pretreatment maternal…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, Early Intervention, Mothers, Outcomes of Treatment
Peer reviewedYoder, Paul J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
The empirical support for three theoretical approaches to infant intervention is reviewed, including direct intervention via nonsocial means, direct intervention via social means, and indirect infant intervention via social support to the family. For each approach, underlying theoretical assumptions are identified, and for each assumption,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Theories, Infants
Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2001
Fifty-eight prelinguistic children with developmental disabilities and their mothers participated in an experimental test of whether intentional communication elicits maternal responses purported to facilitate language development. Results indicated that treatment effects on maternal responses varied by pre-treatment maternal education level and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Developmental Disabilities, Infants, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedYoder, Paul J.; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
Four toddlers with mental retardation were studied in the context of a multiple baseline across subjects design. Results supported the use of a modified version of milieu teaching to increase intentional requesting by these children. Increased intentional requesting was generalized to interactions with mothers. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Expressive Language, Generalization
Peer reviewedYoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
This study evaluated the effectiveness of Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching for toddlers (n=39) with intellectual disabilities and responsivity education for their parents as a means of facilitating children's communication and language production skills. Comparison of parent child pairs receiving or not receiving the intervention found the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Individual Differences, Instructional Effectiveness
