ICDL Graduate School

Research Journal Club

March 15, 2011
 Reading Research

What is the main issue?

Methods?

Results?

Implications?
 Salt et. al. 2001
Main Issue: Description of a developmental
intervention program

Methods: 8 hours/ 2 weeks, alternating with

parent training, using strategies typical of
developmental approaches

Results: Low dropout, high parent satisfaction

Implications: Feasible, worthy of studying

outcomes.
 Salt et. al 2002

Main Issue: Outcomes from a

developmental approach

Methods: Wait list control, per/post multiple

measures including parent stress,
 Results
Initial IQ lower in treatment group (TG).

Non SCA hours look greater in TG but

variability is larger

TG did better on VABS.

Non verbal measures better, not verbal

No difference in parent stress (power?)

 Implications

Small study, but shows some effect

Power to detect differences

Impact of Hanen training

Immediate outcomes: unclear about long

term implications
 Our discussion

What do you think of the program?

What do you think of the study design?

What do you think of the results?

Where do these papers take us?