Shorter Turns, Richer Talks: Context-Dependent Outcomes of the Enrich Oral Language Intervention in Toddler Classrooms

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Keyword: Education

Abstract: We evaluated ENRICH, a professional development program enhancing responsive educator-toddler interactions, in 24 classrooms. ENRICH significantly increased toddler utterances during book-reading and reduced educator syntactic complexity during caregiving compared to controls. These context-specific outcomes validate ENRICH's use across contexts, supporting tailored language interventions.

• Yuxin Zhang (Presenting Author)
• Tugce Bakir-Demir (Author)
• Mele Taumoepeau (Author)
• Karen Salmon (Author)
• Elaine Reese (Author)