Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn: Effects of an early childhood language program in remote Northern Territory Indigenous communities. Both the quality and quantity of language children hear, and adult understandings of child development, drive children's future outcomes.
Understanding how to improve both is critical to the lifelong education, employment and social potential of children from low socioeconomic families, especially with hearing loss. This project aims to examine to what extent a parent-implemented early childhood language program designed to buffer against effects of childhood otitis media can support Indigenous children in remote northern Australia. Outcomes aim to be data on effects on children's language, attention, and school readiness, plus uptake of strategies and knowledge by parents and other adults, and evidence regarding best practice in such contexts.
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