From the Editor
No abstract available (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - December 4, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Examining the Technical Adequacy of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires: INVENTORY
This study presents preliminary evidence for the technical adequacy of the ASQ:I. (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - September 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Changes in Symptoms of Problematic Eating Over 6 Months in Infants and Young Children
The purpose of this article is to describe changes in problematic eating symptoms across 6 months in children seen in an outpatient feeding clinic and explore child characteristics associated with symptom changes. Participants were 58 parents of children aged 6 months to 7 years of age who were seen in an outpatient feeding clinic. Parents completed an online survey at 3 time points: enrollment and 3 and 6 months later. The survey consisted of the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PediEAT) and a set of questions assessing demographic information, child's medical and feeding history, medical diagnoses, gastrointestinal func...
Source: Infants and Young Children - September 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Understanding Congenital Syphilis
The incidence of infants with congenital syphilis (CS) has been accelerating in the United States and remains an issue of global concern. Infants with CS often experience poor birth, health, and developmental outcomes. These poor outcomes (e.g., prematurity, bone changes, neurodevelopmental impairment) may be exacerbated by social vulnerabilities (e.g., housing instability, incarceration) experienced by their mothers and families. As such, infants with CS may benefit from neurodevelopmental assessments offered early in life, comprehensive in scope, and repeated over time; developmental intervention, as well as family suppo...
Source: Infants and Young Children - September 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Acceptability and Cost Comparison of a Telehealth Intervention for Families of Children With Autism
Intervention services positively impact outcomes of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. However, families face many burdens when accessing high-quality intervention services such as availability of providers, time, and cost; these burdens are often magnified for underserved families. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the acceptability (n = 17) and cost-effectiveness (n = 18) of a 12-week telehealth intervention among families of young children with ASD. To understand the acceptability of the intervention, caregivers completed a questionnaire about the process and content o...
Source: Infants and Young Children - September 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Physical Therapists' Perspectives on Importance of the Early Intervention Competencies to Physical Therapy Practice
The purpose of this study was to examine perspectives of physical therapists on the level of importance of the early intervention competencies to practice in early intervention and differences in perspectives based on demographic factors. A web-based survey was disseminated to physical therapists who worked in early intervention or with children birth to 3 years of age by nonprobability sampling techniques. Of 288 surveys, 80.4% of responses on the importance level of the early intervention competencies were within “extremely important (5.0)” or “very important (4.0)” categories, with a mean score of 4.18. Thirteen...
Source: Infants and Young Children - September 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
From the Editor
No abstract available (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - September 1, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Internal Consistency and Factor Structure of the 3M Preschool Routines Functioning Scale
This article presents a pilot study of the 3M Preschool Routines Functioning Scale (3M) with Spanish children. Twenty teachers and 285 children, from 6 early childhood education centers in Valencia, Spain, participated. The teachers completed one 3M scale on each child in their classrooms. We studied the internal consistency of the scores of the scale items, the factor structure, and the sensitivity of the scale to identify differences on children's functioning level in relationship to their age. The 3M produced scores with strong internal consistency and an exploratory factor analysis resulted in 4 factors: Sophisticated ...
Source: Infants and Young Children - May 31, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
The Outcomes of Professional Development on AAC Use in Preschool Classrooms: A Qualitative Investigation
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe early childhood special education service providers' perceptions of the use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) in their preschool classrooms as a result of participation in MELD (Multimodal Early Language Development) AAC professional development. MELD is a multicounty project that provides professional development to support service providers to meet the needs of preschool children with complex communication needs. Results indicate, in general, that the service providers felt the professional development met their individual needs to be successful in e...
Source: Infants and Young Children - May 31, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Using Practice-Based Coaching to Increase Use of Language Facilitation Strategies in Early Head Start and Community Partners
This article describes how practice-based coaching was used with Early Head Start infant and toddler teachers to support their use of evidence-based language facilitation strategies. Video-based self-reflection and focused feedback allowed teachers to recognize what they were already doing well and increased the fidelity of evidence-based practices. Observational data show changes that took place over the course of the 3 monthly coaching cycles and 6-month follow-up. Teachers increased their use of encouraging back-and-forth exchanges and parallel talk to varying extents. Goal setting was associated with infant–toddler t...
Source: Infants and Young Children - May 31, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
“I'm a Different Coach With Every Family”: Early Interventionists' Beliefs and Practices
Discussion of EI provider perceptions, limitations, recommendations, implications, and future research directions are presented. (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - May 31, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Early Intervention Outcomes for Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Families
This study evaluated the impact of EI for toddlers with ASD (n = 193) and other disabilities (n = 129) and their families, using measures that included federal Part C outcome indicators. Children with ASD showed reduced maladaptive behaviors and improved social and communication skills on the PDD Behavior Inventory; some also made progress on the Part C child outcome indicators. Families of children with ASD reported that EI helped them achieve many outcomes identified as important to families participating in EI. Results provide a rich description of outcomes experienced by children with ASD and their families in one of t...
Source: Infants and Young Children - May 31, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
From the Editor
No abstract available (Source: Infants and Young Children)
Source: Infants and Young Children - May 31, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
A Parent-to-Parent Program in Taiwan
This study examined the implementation and effects of a Parent-to-Parent Program in Taiwan that supported 3 families of youngsters with special needs. Based on the individual family's needs and the availability of local resources, these families were supported by 2 trained and experienced mothers of children with special needs, the staff of the family-centered early intervention center as well as the self-help parent group, and a researcher. Notwithstanding the myriad of criteria considered when matching the families before the program implementation, the fitness of the match would ultimately be determined on the basis of ...
Source: Infants and Young Children - March 8, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
Knowledge Translation: Supports, Challenges, and Opportunities for Change in Early Intervention
Knowledge translation (KT) provides a lens to examine the process of moving research-informed knowledge into early intervention practice (P. Sudsawad, 2007). The process of KT entails cognitive, affective, and behavioral stages that are mediated by factors intrinsic and extrinsic to the practitioner. Facilitators and barriers to this process may exist at the level of the practitioner, practice environment, or research evidence (P. J. Manns, A. V. Norton, & J. Darrah, 2015). The conceptual framework described in this article utilized the Diffusions of Innovations Theory and the Ottawa Model of Research Use concurrently to e...
Source: Infants and Young Children - March 8, 2018 Category: Child Development Tags: Original Research/Study Source Type: research
