Moving Forward Four Words at a Time: Effects of a Supplemental Preschool Vocabulary Intervention

Purpose This study evaluated the effects of an automated, small-group intervention designed to teach preschoolers challenging vocabulary words. Previous studies have provided evidence of efficacy. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the program after doubling the number of words taught from 2 to 4 words per book. Method Seventeen preschool children listened to 1 prerecorded book per week for 9 weeks. Each storybook had embedded, interactive lessons for 4 target vocabulary words. Each lesson provided repeated exposures to words and their definitions, child-friendly contexts, and multiple opportunities for children to respond verbally to instructional prompts. Participants were asked to define the weekly targeted vocabulary before and after intervention. A repeated acquisition single-case design was used to examine the effects of the books and embedded lessons on learning of target vocabulary words. Results Treatment effects were observed for all children across many of the books. Learning of at least 2 points (i.e., 1 word) was replicated for 74.5% of 149 books tested across the 17 participants. On average, children learned to define 47% of the target vocabulary words (17 out of 36). Conclusions Results support including 4 challenging words per book, as children learned substantially more words when 4 words were taught, in comparison to previous studies. Within an iterative development process, results of the current study take us 1 step closer to creating an optimal vocabulary intervention that supports the language development of at-risk children.

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Successful Implicit Vocabulary Intervention for Three Cantonese-Speaking Toddlers: A Replicated Single-Case Design

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2020_jslhr-20-00087 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 (12) ◽

pp. 4148-4161

Author(s):

Christine S.-Y. Ng ◽

Stephanie F. Stokes ◽

Mary Alt

Keyword(s):

Single Case ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Neighborhood Density ◽

Expressive Vocabulary ◽

Single Case Design ◽

Vocabulary Intervention ◽

Phonological Neighborhood Density ◽

Phonological Neighborhood ◽

And Control ◽

Case Design

Purpose We report on a replicated single-case design study that measured the feasibility of an expressive vocabulary intervention for three Cantonese-speaking toddlers with small expressive lexicons relative to their age. The aim was to assess the cross-cultural and cross-linguistic feasibility of an intervention method developed for English-speaking children. Method A nonconcurrent multiple-baseline design was used with four baseline data points and 16 intervention sessions per participant. The intervention design incorporated implicit learning principles, high treatment dosage, and control of the phonological neighborhood density of the stimuli. The children (24–39 months) attended 7–9 weeks of twice weekly input-based treatment in which no explicit verbal production was required from the child. Each target word was provided as input a minimum of 64 times in at least two intervention sessions. Treatment feasibility was measured by comparison of how many of the target and control words the child produced across the intervention period, and parent-reported expressive vocabulary checklists were completed for comparison of pre- and postintervention child spoken vocabulary size. An omnibus effect size for the treatment effect of the number of target and control words produced across time was calculated using Kendall's Tau. Results There was a significant treatment effect for target words learned in intervention relative to baselines, and all children produced significantly more target than control words across the intervention period. The effect of phonological neighborhood density on expressive word production could not be evaluated because two of the three children learned all target words. Conclusion The results provide cross-cultural evidence of the feasibility of a model of intervention that incorporated a high-dosage, cross-situational statistical learning paradigm to teach spoken word production to children with small expressive lexicons.

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PENERAPAN TERAPI BEHAVIORAL KOMPREHENSIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN COPING PADA SUBJEK TRIKOTILOMANIA

PSYCHOPEDIA : Jurnal Psikologi Universitas Buana Perjuangan Karawang ◽

10.36805/psikologi.v2i2.701 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 11-19

Author(s):

Wina Lova Riza

Keyword(s):

Pattern Matching ◽

Coping Skills ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Single Case ◽

Self Control ◽

Coping Skill ◽

Single Case Design ◽

Pull Out ◽

Before And After ◽

Case Design

The aim of this study is to find out whether comprehensive behavioral therapy (ComB) is effective in improving coping skills in trichotillomania sufferers. This research uses a qualitative single case design approach. This method places subjects that function as self-control rather than using other individual data. This design is used to study changes in behavior as a result of certain treatments. Analysis of the research data used in this study using pattern matching that is comparing theories with the results of gathering subjects before and after the intervention, and by using an analysis of the progress of the intervention results. The results showed that comprehensive behavioral therapy was effective in overcoming trichotillomania and after administration. After treatment, S can control the tension and desire to pull hair, be able to change the way of thinking about satisfaction when after pulling hair, and can withstand the desire to pull out the hair both under stress and relaxed conditions. Keywords: Behavioral Komprehensive Theraphy, Coping Skill, Trikotilomania. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah terapi behavioral komprehensif (ComB) efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan coping pada penderita trikotilomania. Penelitian ini, menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif single case design. Metode ini menempatkan subyek yang berfungsi sebagai kontrol dirinya daripada menggunakan data individu yang lain. Desain ini digunakan untuk mempelajari perubahan perilaku sebagai akibat dari perlakuan tertentu. Analisa data penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini dengan menggunakan pattern matching yaitu membandingkan teori dengan hasil pengumpulan subjek sebelum dan sesudah intervensi, serta dengan menggunakan analisa perkembangan hasil intervensi. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa terapi perilaku komprehensif efektif untuk mengatasi gangguan trikotilomania dan setelah diberikan. Setelah diberikan treatment S dapat mengontrol ketegangan dan keinginan untuk mencabut rambut, mampu mengubah cara berpikir mengenai kepuasaan saat setelah mencabut rambut, dan dapat menahan keinginan untuk mencabut rambut baik dalam kondisi stres maupun kondisi santai. Kata Kunci: Terapi Behavioral Komprehensif, Keterampilan Coping, Trikotilomania.

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Terapi Tafakkur untuk Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Psikologis Orang dengan Lupus (Odapus)

Psympathic Jurnal ilmiah Psikologi ◽

10.15575/psy.v5i2.3534 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 175-186

Author(s):

Tarsono Tarsono ◽

Nisa Hermawati

Keyword(s):

Social Economic ◽

Single Case ◽

Economic Status ◽

Well Being ◽

Single Case Design ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Social Economic Status ◽

Before And After ◽

The Subject ◽

Case Design

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of tafakkur therapy on psychological well-being on people with odapus. This study used experimental method with a single case design using the variation of type A-B. The participant was a 24-year-old woman with sjorgen odapus from Syamsi Dhuha Foundation. The results showed that there were changes in psychological well-being between before and after attending tafakkur therapy. It touched the aspect of cognition, affection and psychomotor of the subject. The conclusion of the research was tafakkur therapy could affect psychological well-being on individual with odapus. There were also others factors that influence psychological well-being: social support, social economic status, social networks, religiosity, personality, and intensity of attending therapy activities.

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