Assessing the effects of a parent-implemented language intervention for children with language impairments using empirical benchmarks: A pilot study

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1655-1670

  Roberts, Megan Y ^a   Kaiser, Ann P ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Language impairments; Parent training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SPEECH THERAPY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871728989     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0236)     Document Type: Article

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