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Investigation of the effectiveness of a community-based parent education program to engage families in increasing language interactions with their children

Topic:

NA

Authors:

Beecher, Van Pay

Journal/Publication:

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Year:

2020
Participant Age Range:
3.3 –
34.4 months

Sample Size:

56

Participant Language:

English, Other

Abstract:

The home language environment (HLE) is robustly associated with children’s later language and literacy abilities. The present study used a quasi-experimental comparison design to examine the changes in LENA (Language ENvironment Analysis) estimates of the