%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