Jump Start to Talk: Understanding Diverse Perspectives from Parents and Teachers...
Project Description:
Jump Start to Talk: Understanding Diverse Perspectives from Parents and Teachers to Rethink
and Improve Identification, Referral, and Service for Dual Language Learner Late Talkers. Funding for this project helps researchers examine how caregivers and early childhood education (ECE) teachers understand and respond to late-talking dual language learners (DLLs) in two underserved Miami-Dade County communities: Hispanic (Spanish/English) and Haitian American (Creole/English). Using a dual-community comparative approach with cultural brokers, our research addresses two primary aims. The first aim examines how participants identify language delays in DLLs, understand typical versus delayed development, and determine timing for evaluation and referral. The second aim explores barriers and facilitators to early support service access, comparing challenges between Spanish- and Haitian Creole-speaking communities and developing strategies to improve service engagement.
Grant Number 93.173 | NIDCD PAR-24-046
MPI: Natale, Ruby | Co-I: Elbaum Batya
Keyword(s):
Developmental Disabilities
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation, Continuing Education/Community Training, Demonstration Services
Area of Emphasis
Health-Related Activities
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Limited English, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
