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Parent-training for parents of preschool- and school-age children with language deficits| A pilot study in enhancing children's vocabulary growth and parents' perceptions, strategies and knowledge

<p> The purpose of this study was to address two research questions: After parents participated in a brief, language-focused parent-training program: (1) To what extent does the parent-training influence children&rsquo;s vocabulary development and (2) To what extent does the parent-training influence parents&rsquo; role as a language facilitator in regards to their perceptions, strategies and knowledge of language and literacy concepts.</p><p> Pre-and post-parent-training, assessment was conducted and used to measure growth within each participant group. A standardized vocabulary test was administered to the child participants and a parent questionnaire was administered to the parent participants. Data were collected and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results from this study found that parent-training can increase children&rsquo;s vocabulary and parent&rsquo;s perceptions, knowledge and skills pertaining to their role as their child&rsquo;s language facilitator.</p><p> </p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:1571470
Date20 January 2015
CreatorsWillits, Lauren A.
PublisherCalifornia State University, Long Beach
Source SetsProQuest.com
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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