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Parent Perceptions of the Language Development of Toddlers With Developmental Delays Before and After Participation in Parent-Coached Language Interventions

Baby laptops, baby cellphones, talking farms - these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys of the moment, many of them marketed as tools to encourage babies' language skills. But in the midst of the holiday season, a new study raises questions about whether such electronic playthings make it less likely that babies will engage in the verbal give-and-take with their parents that is so crucial to cognitive development.

 complete revision of the Pragmatics Profile of Every Communication Skills, the Pragmatics Profile contains two separate interview forms - each of them taking full account of the increasing variety of complexity of the different communicative and social setting that children encounter as they grow older and enter formal education The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Pre-School Children is for use with pre-school children, from the age of nine months; The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in School-Age Children is for use with school-age children, up to the age of 10 years. Both profiles may be used as part of an initial assessment and as an aid to planning intervention. They are straightforward to administer, taking approximately 30 minutes to complete, and have been designed for obtaining structured qualitative information on a wide range of client groups including children with learning disabilities, hearing loss or physical difficulties, and those whose first language is not English. The Pragmatics Profile for each of the two age ranges falls into four sections, covering: Communicative Functions; Responses to Communication; Interaction and Conversation; Contextual Variation;

Math at Play is a multimedia resource for people who work with children from birth to age five.   Join us to explore early mathematical development, and the important ways that caregivers nurture children's understanding of math concepts -- through social-emotional relationships, language, everyday play experiences, materials and intentional teaching.

Hanen resource looking at the development of the understanding of gestures and use of gestures to support communication

Early experiences with books predict later reading success, and an interactive shared reading style called ''dialogic reading'' is especially beneficial to emergent literacy. Electronic console (EC) books, CD-rom books, and e-book apps are designed to teach preschoolers preliteracy skills, but research has yet to systematically explore the impact of these types of books on established predictors of positive literacy outcomes.

Assistive Technology must be play-based and appealing for young children. Appropriate assistive technology supports encourage children to explore and participate in literature, and use their imagination. Assistive technology may support their mobility and provide access to materials. Visual supports help them to understand what comes next or the steps in an activity. These supports must never take the place of engaging activities but should enhance participation and understanding. The following materials were created as examples of how supports could be added to normally occurring activities to enhance the participation of young children.

Strategies for Ethnographic Interviewing

North Dakota Early Childhood Outcomes Process Age Expectation Developmental Milestones by Age Groups

Healthy Beginnings Developmental Chart

Parents play a key role in their child's success in Reading comprehension, an essential component in reading success, is important throughout a child's education and beyond.

AWARD-WINNING BOOK FOR ALL AGES Start reading and sharing beautiful stories with the children in your life.

The Communication Matrix is an assessment tool designed to pinpoint exactly how an individual is communicating and to provide a framework for determining logical communication goals. It was designed to use to document the expressive communication skills of children who have severe or multiple disabilities. 

The "Word Gap" has come to symbolize the gulf that can separate very young children who have rich opportunities for positive early learning experiences from those who do not.