Comparison of Parent-Implemented and Clinician-Directed Intervention for Toddlers Identified as Late Talkers: A Literature Review
EBP Briefs
DeVeney, S. L., & Hagaman, J. L. (2016).
EBP Briefs, 10(6), 1-9.
This literature review compares the effects of parent-implemented interventions to the effects of clinician-directed interventions on the expressive language skills in young children, 18 to 42-months old, with language delay or late language emergence not secondary to other developmental deficits.
The available evidence was limited and variable across a number of possibly influential factors including treatment approach, treatment setting, child characteristics, and outcome measures. "Positive outcomes for intervention were noted for all studies reviewed, indicating both parent-implemented and clinician-directed interventions are effective for late talkers. The limited evidence available indicated parent-implemented interventions resulted in greater child outcome improvements than clinician-directed treatment" (p. iii).
