%0 Journal Article %T Facilitated playgroups to promote speech and language skills of young children with communication delays: A pilot study %A Brittany Janowski %A Cynthia Head %A Jacqueline A Towson %A Katherine B Green %A Laura Smith %J Child Language Teaching and Therapy %@ 1477-0865 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0265659018755525 %X Family-centered practices that build caregiver capacity are a central focus of early intervention services for young children with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of adapting the ¡®Parents Interacting with Infants¡¯ (PIWI) facilitated playgroup model to target effective communication strategies for parents of young children with communication delays. A concurrent multiple baseline across behaviors design with three parent¨Cchild dyads was used to determine the effects of the weekly facilitated playgroup model on parents¡¯ successful implementation of communicative strategies and the effects on the children¡¯s communication behaviors. Visual analysis revealed a functional relationship between the seven-week intervention and an increase in parent and child outcomes. Results support the feasibility of using a facilitated playgroup model to enhance parents¡¯ ability to implement effective communication strategies with their children. Clinical implications and future directions for research are discussed %K communication disorders %K early childhood %K early intervention %K family education %K speech-language pathology %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265659018755525