Carol Scheffner Hammer
Associated IES Content
FY2016
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2016
FY2022 - FY2023
Reading, Writing, and Language Development
Grant
Parents Plus en Español
The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot test Parents Plus en Español (P+E), a parent-implemented intervention that is designed to improve Spanish language outcomes for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) through parent (or caregiver) use of focused stimulation, an evidenced-based language facilitating technique. More than 40% of preschoolers with disabilities are diagnosed with DLD and require high-quality language services; yet, Spanish-speaking children with DL...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324A240074
Grant
Accelerating Preschool Children's Language Development with Parents Plus
The purpose of this project is to adapt and test whether Parents Plus (P+), an online parent-implemented intervention, accelerates the language development of preschoolers with developmental language disorder (DLD). During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant disruptions in preschool intervention and speech-language therapy services occurred across the nation. These disruptions greatly impacted the language development of preschoolers with DLD, which will likely impact their future academic ac...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324X220032
FY2019
FY2019 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
FY2018
FY2018 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
FY2017
FY2017 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
Grant
Development of the Bilingual Assessment of Phonological Sensitivity
In order to address the early literacy needs of young dual language learners (DLL), this research team will develop a comprehensive, reliable, and valid Spanish-English assessment of phonological sensitivity (PS) that can be used with 3- to 5-year old DLLs. Phonological sensitivity (PS), or the awareness that words are comprised of syllables and sounds, begins to develop during the preschool years and has been shown to be one of the best predictors of reading outcomes in both English speakin...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A160081
Grant
Parent Plus: Language Coach
The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot test an intervention aimed at improving the language outcomes of preschool children with language impairment (LI) by teaching parents to use evidence-based strategies with their children. LI is the most common disability during the preschool years. Although children with LI receive speech-language services in a preschool setting, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) do not have time to train parents to support their children's language abili...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R324A160070
FY2015
FY2015 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
FY2014
FY2014 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
FY2013
FY2013 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
FY2012
FY2012 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
FY2010 IES Peer Reviewers
FY2010 IES Research Peer Review Panel
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