Intervention activities cannot stand alone; rather, to be maximally effective they need to be supported by and linked to other critical components of service delivery. Learn about the linked system framework, which is comprised of screening, assessment, goal development, intervention, and monitoring progress as proposed in this chapter excerpt. Read More
This activity will help parents to identify specific items they can try to help their child learn to communicate effectively. Research has shown that the most critical variable in increasing speech capacity, regardless of the child's speech capability, is conversation with parents. Read More
See examples of how parents may display affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching with their young child and how to score them in these sample items from PICCOLO. Read More
AEPS Scoring Conversion Tables have been designed to provide a bridge between editions for AEPS users. Programs that assessed and/or evaluated children with the first edition and that subsequently have or would like to assess and/or evaluate the same children with the second edition can use these tables to make a simple and valid comparison of the children’s performances across editions. Read More