Edward Feil

The purpose of this project is to develop and test Language and Play Every Day en español Online (LAPE-e Online), an adaptive, naturalistic communication intervention that uses new technology to coach Spanish-speaking Latinx caregivers to facilitate dual-language development in their young children with language disorders (LD). The growing population of Latinx children under age 3 with LD in the United States is at significant risk for later developmental and academic challenges without acc...

This project aims to develop an adaptation of the existing online Play and Learning Strategies (ePALS) parenting program for mothers with infants when the mothers have significant cognitive delays. Infants of mothers with cognitive delays are at significantly elevated risk for a host of detrimental outcomes, including neglect and abuse of children and school readiness problems. Research indicates that early interventions to improve parenting practices are effective in ameliorating these outc...

The purpose of this project is to replicate, via a randomized controlled trial, the efficacy of the preschool adaptation of the First Step to Success intervention for improving child behavior and social skills outcomes, as well as the overall school readiness, of preschool children who are at high risk for the development of oppositional and conduct disorders. There is a need to intervene early with young children who are exhibiting early signs of these disorders, before the severity and int...

Many states estimate that half of their students arrive at kindergarten already far behind where they need to be in order to succeed. There is growing consensus that high quality preschool experiences can lay a strong foundation for school readiness even among economically disadvantaged children. However, there is a mismatch between the preparation of most early childhood educators and the preparation needed to optimize classroom practices. Support from parents in the home environment can al...

The First Step to Success early intervention program is the focus of this research effort (Walker, Kavanagh, Stiller, Golly, Severson & Feil, 1997; 1998). First Step is a selected intervention designed to achieve secondary prevention goals and outcomes for behaviorally at risk children showing the early signs of emerging antisocial behavior patterns. It was developed for, and has been evaluated with, at-risk students having moderate to severe behavior problems in grades K-3. A randomized con...