title: Parental Support for Language Development During Joint Book Reading for Young Children With Hearing Loss.
abstract: Parent and child joint book reading (JBR) characteristics and parent facilitative language techniques (FLTs) were investigated in two groups of parents and their young children; children with normal hearing (NH;n= 60) and children with hearing loss (HL;n= 45). Parent-child dyads were videotaped during JBR interactions, and parent and child behaviors were coded for specific JBR behaviors using a scale developed for this study. Children's oral language skills were assessed using thePreschool Language Scale-4(PLS-4). Parents of children with HL scored higher on two of the four subscales of JBR: Literacy Strategies and Teacher Techniques. Parents of children with NH utilized higher level FLTs with their children who had higher language skills. Higher level FLTs were positively related to children's oral language abilities. Implications are discussed for professionals who work with families of very young children with HL.
authors.affiliation: Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jean L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: DesJardin
authors.affiliation: Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Carren J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Stika
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Laurie S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Karen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Dianne Hammes
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Bethany G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Colson
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: Shirley C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Henning
keywords: age; assessment; birth to 3 years; deaf/hard of hearing; exceptionalities; language