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Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start) Video Project: Effects of an oral language professional development program (ENRICH) on educator-toddler conversations
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Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start) Video Project: Effects of an oral language professional development program (ENRICH) on educator-toddler conversations

Isabelle Swearingen, Penny Van Bergen, Elizabeth Schaughency, Samantha Moros and Elaine Reese
Early childhood research quarterly, Vol.76(Q3), pp.261-271
25/03/2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2026.02.003
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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/50328

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of a professional development (PD) initiative, ENRICH, on educator and toddler language quality and quantity. Data comes from a larger cluster randomized controlled trial, Kia T¯ ımata Pai (Best Start), aimed at enhancing young children's language and self-regulation. A subset of 24 centers (110 educators and 183 children) took part in video observations at baseline and a one-year follow-up. Educator-child interactions were video-recorded across five target activity settings: book-reading, group, diapering/toileting, play, and mealtime. Educators' child-directed talk was coded for temporal reference (past, present, future) and function (conversation-eliciting and conversation-directing utterances). Analyses at the center level showed significant differences in educators' conversation-eliciting talk over time in book-reading and diapering/toileting favoring ENRICH centers, with a similar pattern for children's total talk during book-reading. These findings highlight the potential impact of professional development programs, such as ENRICH, to enhance both educator practices and child language use within early childhood education and care settings.
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