ERIC Number: EJ1411078
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Feb
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0271-1214
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4845
The Effects of Practice-Based Coaching on the Implementation of Shared Book Reading Strategies for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants and Paraeducators Working with Children with Language Delays
Lindsay R. Dennis; Kelly Farquharson; Anne Reed; Rebecca Summy; Jennifer Westmoreland; Kimberline Clark
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, v43 n4 p249-264 Feb 2024
This study examined the effects of practice-based coaching with scripted supports designed to support paraeducators and speech-language pathology assistants (SLP-As) as they implement evidence-based shared book reading strategies with preschoolers with language delays. A single-case, multiple baseline across behaviors was employed. Five U.S. educators (three SLP-As and two paraeducators) participated in the study. The primary dependent variable was percentage of strategies correctly implemented; the secondary dependent variable was expressive and receptive vocabulary. Results demonstrate that all five educators were able to successfully implement the strategies with high and consistent levels of fidelity during the intervention and maintained similar levels of fidelity even after coaching and scripted supports were faded or removed. All five preschool participants showed gains in both expressive and receptive vocabulary. Social validity results support the feasibility and usefulness of the intervention. Implications for research and practice are provided.
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Speech Language Pathology, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Language Impairments, Allied Health Personnel, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Preschool Education, Coaching (Performance)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Department of Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B200020