Kelly Farquharson, Lindsay R Dennis, Mary Allison Moody, Christy Timm-Fulkerson, Jennifer Westmoreland
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Abstract
Purpose: Paraeducators (i.e., speech-language pathology assistants and paraprofessionals) are often primary service providers who can engage in shared book reading (SBR) activities with young children. However, paraeducators do not typically have extensive training in supporting early language and literacy skills. We examined the effect of virtual practice-based coaching (PBC) on paraeducators' ability to implement print referencing strategies during SBR.
Method: A multiple-baseline-across-behaviors design was used to evaluate the effects of virtual PBC on paraeducators' implementation of three specific print referencing strategies: print concepts (e.g., title, author, print direction), print meaning (e.g., speech bubbles, changes in font size, color, or shape), and letter and word knowledge (e.g., features of letters, letters make up words). Three paraeducator/child dyads participated (one speech-language pathology assistant and two paraprofessionals).
Results: All three paraeducators increased their use of the three targeted print referencing strategies, after PBC was implemented. For all three, these strategies continued to be employed during the maintenance phase, once coaching support was faded.
Conclusions: Our results indicate that, preliminarily, virtual PBC may be an effective method for training paraeducators on the implementation of print referencing strategies. Future work can consider various SBR strategies, such as expanding vocabulary or phonological awareness, with larger samples.
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Mission: AJSLP publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on all aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. The journal is an international outlet for clinical research pertaining to screening, detection, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. Because of its clinical orientation, the journal disseminates research findings applicable to diverse aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. AJSLP seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work.
Scope: The broad field of speech-language pathology, including aphasia; apraxia of speech and childhood apraxia of speech; aural rehabilitation; augmentative and alternative communication; cognitive impairment; craniofacial disorders; dysarthria; fluency disorders; language disorders in children; speech sound disorders; swallowing, dysphagia, and feeding disorders; and voice disorders.
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