L. Brook Sawyer

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...

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...