Parent education to improve early language development
A preliminary evaluation of Lena Start TM
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20368353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marianne Elmquist (0000-0003-4815-4626, University of Minnesota), LIZBETH H FINESTACK (0000-0002-5300-9282, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Amanda Kriese (University of Minnesota), Erin M LEASE (University of Minnesota), Scott R McConnell (0000-0003-0897-9236, University of Minnesota) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 670-698 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000920000458 |
| PMID | 32921333 |
| OpenAlex | W3086726495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 33 |
Parents play an important role in creating home language environments that promote language development. A nonequivalent group design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based implementation of LENA StartTM, a parent-training program aimed at increasing the quantity of adult words (AWC) and conversational turns (CT). Parent-child dyads participated in LENA StartTM (n = 39) or a generic parent education program (n = 17). Overall, attendance and engagement in the LENA Start TM program were high: 72% of participants met criteria to graduate from the program. Within-subject gains were positive for LENA StartTM families. Comparison families declined on these measures. However, both effects were non-significant. Between-group analyses revealed small to medium-sized effects favoring LENA StartTM and these were significant for child vocalizations (CV) and CT but not AWC. These results provide preliminary evidence that programs like LENA Start TM can be embedded in community-based settings to promote quality parent-child language interactions
Attendance · Child development · Developmental psychology · Language development · Medical education · Pedagogy · Program evaluation · Family and Disability Support Research · Language Development and Disorders · Medicine · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |