discuss observations, specialist proposes activities to practice at home Christakis 2007; 175 children Provision of Provision of Process Language Parent report: Effect of block play aged 1-2 educational building acquisition 2 sets of building blocks and 2 newsletter MacArthur- on language resources with blocks (significant posted to families Bates CDI acquisition and no additional impacts restricted attention in toddlers: training Content to children from A pilot randomized low-middle Moulded, plastic interlocking building controlled trial families) blocks Newsletters contained ‘block activities’- suggestions of activities parents could do with their child and the blocks (e.g., sort by colour, see how big a stack they could make) FOCUS: INCREASE EDUCATOR CAPACITY Girolametto 2003; 16 early ECEC Increasing Group Process Child language Observational data: Training childhood setting educator training and production; “day care” 14 week program SALT coding of staff to facilitate educators capacity to individual pathologist Educator use of 8 x 2.5 hour group evening sessions to video-taped children's language (64 children facilitate coaching in language teach program strategies (interactive educator-child aged 18-72 language language facilitation lectures, watching and analysing activities months) development facilitation strategies videotapes, group discussions, role play) The Teacher strategies 6 x 35 minute individual sessions in EC Interaction and (Hanen setting hours (5 min videotaping of Language Learning educator-child interaction followed by 30 Rating Scale Language mins of feedback & coaching) and Loving It
discuss observations, specialist proposes activities to practice at home Christakis 2007; Effect of block play on language acquisition and attention in toddlers: A pilot randomized controlled trial 175 children aged 1-2 Provision of educational resources with no additional training Provision of building blocks Process 2 sets of building blocks and 2 newsletter posted to families Content Moulded, plastic interlocking building blocks Newsletters contained ‘block activities’- suggestions of activities parents could do with their child and the blocks (e.g., sort by colour, see how big a stack they could make) Language acquisition (significant impacts restricted to children from low-middle families) Parent report: MacArthur- Bates CDI FOCUS: INCREASE EDUCATOR CAPACITY Girolametto 2003; Training “day care” staff to facilitate children's language 16 early childhood educators (64 children aged 18-72 months) ECEC setting Increasing educator capacity to facilitate language development Group training and individual coaching in language facilitation strategies (Hanen Learning Language and Loving It pathologist Process 14 week program 8 x 2.5 hour group evening sessions to teach program strategies (interactive lectures, watching and analysing videotapes, group discussions, role play) 6 x 35 minute individual sessions in EC setting hours (5 min videotaping of educator-child interaction followed by 30 mins of feedback & coaching) Child language production; Educator use of language facilitation strategies Observational data: SALT coding of video-taped educator-child activities The Teacher Interaction and Language Rating Scale