American journal of speech-language pathology
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Am J Speech Lang Pathol · Nov 2017
Multicenter StudyThe Frequency and Nature of Communication Between School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists and Caregivers of Children With Language Impairment.
The present study investigates the extent to which school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) communicate with the caregivers of children with language impairment and the factors that are significantly associated with frequent communication. In addition, this study investigates the extent to which frequent SLP-caregiver communication is associated with change in language and literacy abilities of children. ⋯ These results suggest that SLP-caregiver communication may be important for children's language outcomes; further studies exploring ways to support these communicative efforts are warranted.