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Important Distinctions in Measuring Maternal Responses to Communication in Prelinguistic Children with Disabilities.
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Yoder, Paul J.; McCathren, Rebecca B.; Warren, Steven F.; Watson, Amy L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
Receptive language, prelinguistic communication, maternal responses, vocabulary level, and expressive language were measured at six-month intervals for 58 young children with disabilities or developmental delays and their primary caretakers. Results supported the importance of caregivers responding differentially to preintentional and intentional…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Developmental Delays, Disabilities, Expressive Language
Maternal Responsivity Mediates the Relationship between Prelinguistic Intentional Communication and Later Language.
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Yoder, Paul J.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study involving 58 children (17 to 36 months) with developmental disabilities in the prelinguistic period of development and their mothers found that the relationship between intentional communication and later language was, in part, due to covarying relationships with maternal responsivity. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Skills, Family Environment, Language Acquisition
The Effects of Motor Skill Acquisition on the Development of Intentional Communication.
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Jones, Hazel A.; Horn, Eva M.; Warren, Steven F. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1999
A study investigated the effects of a neurobehavioral motor intervention on intentional communication development of four children (ages 1 to 3) with neuromotor impairments. Related communication skills linked to motor targets were observed. All subjects increased the use of communication behaviors following implementation of the motor-skill…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Early Intervention