A Pilot Study of Parent Coaching on Speech and Language Intervention Strategies in Brazil for Young Children with Cleft Palate

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Title: A Pilot Study of Parent Coaching on Speech and Language Intervention Strategies in Brazil for Young Children with Cleft Palate
Language: English
Authors: Tatiana Nogueira Peredo (ORCID 0000-0002-2558-6736), Elizabeth Alvarez-Montoya (ORCID 0009-0008-3848-5855), Ana Paula Fukushiro
Source: Journal of Early Intervention. 2026 48(2):184-205.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2026
Sponsoring Agency: US Department of State (DOS)
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Congenital Impairments, Teaching Methods, Speech Skills, Expressive Language, Intervention, Parent Participation, Toddlers, Language Skills, Measures (Individuals), Portuguese, Parent Child Relationship
Geographic Terms: Brazil
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventories
DOI: 10.1177/10538151251407388
ISSN: 1053-8151
2154-3992
Abstract: This study examined the functional relation between the Teach-Model-Coach-Review (TMCR) instructional approach and Brazilian parents use of Enhanced Milieu Teaching with Phonological Emphasis (EMT-PE) strategies with their child with nonsyndromic cleft palate. A single-case multiple baseline across behaviors experimental design replicated across three parents was utilized. The Teach-Model-Coach-Review approach was applied to teach EMT-PE strategies (use of speech and language targets within balanced turns, use of speech recasting and/or language expansions, and use of communication elicitation procedures). The intervention was short term (2-3 months) and delivered in an in-person and hybrid in-person + telehealth model. Children's expressive language outcomes were measured, and social validity data were collected. A functional relation between the TMCR intervention and parent's use of EMT-PE strategies was found for the three dyads. All children showed improvement in their expressive language. Parents reported that the intervention approach was effective. Brazilian clinicians rated the approach as culturally valid.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1505976
Database: ERIC
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