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Lancaster, Hope Sparks; Lien, Kari M.; Chow, Jason C.; Frey, Jennifer R.; Scherer, Nancy J.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Objective: The aim of the study was to conduct a meta-analysis of research examining the early speech and language functioning of young children, birth to age 8;11 (years;months), with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCL/P) compared to their peers without NSCL/P. Method: We conducted a random-effects metaregression using 241 effect sizes…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Speech Communication, Infants, Toddlers
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Roberts, Megan Y.; Kaiser, Ann P. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which a parent-implemented language intervention improves language skills in toddlers at risk for persistent language impairment (LI) as compared with a group of typically developing toddlers. Method: Thirty-four children with LI between 24 and 42 months of age were randomly…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Early Intervention, Language Impairments, Parents as Teachers
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Roberts, Megan Y.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Wolfe, Cathy E.; Bryant, Julie D.; Spidalieri, Alexandria M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2014
Purpose: In this study, the authors examined the effects of the Teach-Model-Coach-Review instructional approach on caregivers' use of four enhanced milieu teaching (EMT) language support strategies and on their children's use of expressive language. Method: Four caregiver-child dyads participated in a single-subject, multiple-baseline study.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Milieu Therapy, Language Acquisition, Expressive Language
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Qi, Cathy H.; Kaiser, Ann P.; Marley, Scott C.; Milan, Stephanie – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
The purposes of the study were to determine (a) the ability of two spontaneous language measures, mean length of utterance in morphemes (MLU-m) and number of different words (NDW), to identify African American preschool children at low and high levels of language ability; (b) whether child chronological age was related to the performance of either…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Morphemes, Age Differences, Expressive Language
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Roberts, Megan Y.; Kaiser, Ann P. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the effects of parent-implemented language interventions on the language skills of children between 18 and 60 months of age with primary and secondary language impairments. Method: A systematic literature search yielded 18 studies that met the predetermined inclusion and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Language Research, Educational Research, Language Skills