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Our Resources page contains blog posts with recent updates from the lab, tips to help families support their child’s early development, overviews of key research concepts, and all of the papers published by Dr. Roberts and the EIRG staff.
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Choose books your child likes No matter how “good” a book is, if your child is not interested in it or excited by it, then reading it together won’t be enjoyable. When it’s not enjoyable, your child won’t be interested in talking about it. Try letting your child...
Author Roberts, M.Y., Curtis*, P.R., Sone*, B.J., Hampton, L.H. (2019). Association of parent training with child language development: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1197 Key Points Question What is...
Author Roberts, M.Y. (2019). Seeing autism signs? Speak up and guide parents to see them too. The ASHA Leader. SLPs with the relevant expertise absolutely can diagnose ASD, typically as a member of a team. During speech-language pathologist Jamie’s first visit with...
Author Roberts, M. Y. (2018). Parent-implemented communication treatment for infants and toddlers with hearing loss: A randomized pilot trial. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-18-0079 Abstract Purpose...
Author Roberts, M.Y., Stern*, Y. , Hampton, L.H., Grauzer, J.M., Miller, A. , Levin, A. , Kornfeld, B. , Davis, M.M., Kaat, A. and Estabrook, R. (2018). Beyond pass‐fail: Examining the potential utility of two thresholds in the autism screening process. Autism...
Author Roberts, M. Y., Curtis, P., Estabrook, R., Norton, E. S., Davis, M. M., Burns, J., ... & Wakschlag, L. S. (2018). Talking Tots and the Terrible Twos: Early Language and Disruptive Behavior in Toddlers. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics....
Author Hampton, L. H., Curtis, P. R., & Roberts, M. Y. (2018). Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations. Autism, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1362361318792872 Abstract Borrowing from a clinical psychology observational methodology,...
Author Curtis*, P. R., Frey, J. R., Watson, C. D., Hampton*, L. H., & Roberts, M. Y. (2018). Language disorders and problem behaviors: A meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 142(2). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-3551 Context A large number of studies have shown a...
Author Feng, G., Ingvalson, E. M., Grieco-Calub, T. M., Roberts, M. Y., Ryan, M. E., Birmingham, P., ... & Wong, P. C. (2018). Neural preservation underlies speech improvement from auditory deprivation in young cochlear implant recipients. Proceedings of the...
Author Hampton*, L. H., Kaiser, A. P., and Roberts, M. Y. (2017). One-year language outcomes in toddlers with language delays: An RCT follow-up. Pediatrics, 140(5). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-3646 Objectives The current study is a 1-year follow-up analysis of...
Author Roberts, M. Y. & Hampton*, L. H. (2017). Exploring cascading effects of multimodal communication skills in infants with hearing loss. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enx041 Abstract Infants and toddlers with...
Author Curtis*, P. R., Kaiser, A. P., Estabrook, R. and Roberts, M. Y. (2017). The longitudinal effects of early language intervention on children's problem behaviors. Child Development, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12942 Abstract Researchers examined whether a...
Author Kaiser, A. P., Scherer, N. J., Frey, J. R., & Roberts, M. Y. (2017). The effects of enhanced milieu teaching with phonological emphasis on the speech and language skills of young children with cleft palate: A pilot study. American Journal of Speech-Language...
Author Stern*, Y. S., Maltman, N., & Roberts, M. Y. (2017). The influence of maternal pragmatics on the language skills of children with autism. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 38(5), 339-344. https://doi.org/10.1097/dbp.0000000000000445...
Correlations Correlation: the degree with which one variable is associated with another variable; interpreted in terms of (a) direction (positive or negative), (b) strength (weak, moderate, strong), and (c) significance (significant or not significant – as indicated...
Author Bauer, S. C., Labroo, A. A., & Roberts, M. Y. (2016). Happy to Help: Research Shows How Caregiver Happiness Is Critical as More Children Affected by Autism. The Huffington Post. New research from Northwestern and Vanderbilt Universities points to the...
Author Roberts, M., & Kaiser, A. (2015). Early intervention for toddlers with language delays: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics, 135(4), 686–693. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-2134 Objective Early interventions for toddlers with expressive and...
Author Roberts, M., Kaiser, A., Wolfe, C., Bryant, J., & Spidalieri, A. (2014). The effects of the teach-model-coach-review instructional approach on caregiver use of language support strategies and children’s expressive language skills. Journal of Speech,...
Author Roberts, M. (2014). Parenting interventions for children with cerebral palsy: Insufficient quality and quantity of evidence. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 8, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2014.925270 Abstract This review...
Author Kaiser, A., & Roberts, M. (2013). Parents as communication partners: An evidence-based strategy for improving parent support for language and communication in everyday settings. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, 20, 96-111....
Author Wright, C., Kaiser, A., Reikowsky, D., & Roberts, M. (2013). Effects of a naturalistic sign intervention on expressive language of toddlers with Down syndrome. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56, 994-1008....
Author Kaiser, A., & Roberts, M. (2013). Parent-implemented Enhanced Milieu Teaching with preschool children with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 56, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0231) Abstract...
Author Roberts, M., & Kaiser, A. (2012). Assessing the effects of a parent-implemented language intervention for children with language impairments using empirical benchmarks: A pilot study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 55, 1-16....
Author Lipsey, M. W., Puzio, K., Yun, C., Hebert, M. A., Steinka-Fry, K., Cole, M. W., Roberts, M., Anthony, K. S., & Busick, M. D. (2012). Translating the Statistical Representation of the Effects of Education Interventions into More Readily Interpretable Forms....