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For those looking for more rigorous proof

" With the right guidance, parents could be just as effective at helping their child as SLPs are. In comprehension and social communication, parents are actually MORE effective as children actually made MORE PROGRESS than receiving direct therapy. "

-Conclusion from a meta-analysis of studies over 20 years _published by_M.Y. Roberts et al, , 2019

Research on Family-Centered Communication Rehab

Does it matter? Does it work?

Effects of Parent-Implemented Language Interventions

M.Y. Roberts et al, <American Journal of Speech & Language Pathology> 2011

With the right guidance, parents are just as effective at helping their child as speech-language pathologists were. In some areas, children actually showed more improvement.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Language Delayed Children: A Clinical Investigation

T. Arnold et al, 2015

Children have more language development in 5 weeks of home therapy administered by parents than within 4 weeks of prior clinic based therapy.

Overview of Telehealth Activities in Speech-Language Pathology

P.A. Mashima et al, 2008

Telehealth activities allow for service expansion to “no service” areas, increased efficiency and cost effectiveness, mobility concerns of patients, and possibility of increasing frequency of services and follow-ups.

Caregiver Responsiveness and Social Interaction Behaviors of Young Children with Autism

L. Ruble et al, 2008

Increase in caregivers’ responsiveness positively correlates to better social interaction in young children.

Effects of Embedding Caregiver-Implemented Teaching Strategies in Daily Routines on Children's Communication Outcomes

J. Woods et al, 2004

After the care takers are taught with the intervention strategies, there is immediate improvement in the child’s communication, motor, cognitive, adaptive, and social skills.

The Effects of Speech Sound Disorders on Literacy Outcomes of School-age Children

E White-Canales, A McElroy-Bratcher et al, 2012

An Evaluation of Virtual Home Visits in Early Intervention: Feasibility of ‘Virtual Intervention’

S Olsen, B Fiechtl, S Rule et al, 2012

Parent-based Language Intervention for 2-year-old Children with Specific Expressive Language Delay: A Randomized Controlled Trial

A Buschmann, B Jooss, A Rupp, F Feldhusen et al, 2009

A Pilot Exploration of Speech Sound Disorder Intervention Delivered by Telehealth to School-Age Children

S Grogan-Johnson et al, 2011

Speech-language pathology teletherapy in rural and remote educational settings: Decreasing service inequities

G Fairweather et al, 2016

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