Senior Project Advisor
Heather Moore
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Keywords
communication delay, early intervention, environmental arrangement, intentional communication, language disorders, naturalistic communication intervention, speech language-pathologist, rate of communication, rate of requesting, rate of commenting, toddlers
Abstract
Many children develop language naturally, but some children experience communication delays. In these cases, naturalistic communication intervention can improve a child’s language abilities. One component of naturalistic communication intervention and the focus of this study is environmental arrangement (EA). This study sought to understand the relationship between parent-implemented EA strategy use during daily home routines and child rate of communication. Thirteen sets of video recordings were transcribed and coded from a larger data set from the Language and Play Every Day program (LAPE) to be analyzed. Although there appeared to be a relationship when looking at the averages, no statistically significant correlations between EA usage and child rate of communication were found.
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Recommended Citation
Brillault-Kenny, Anna and King, Beatrice, "Enticing Communication: An Examination of Environmental Arrangement Strategies in Early Intervention Settings" (2023). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 741.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/741
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf