The purpose of the present study was to
examine the effect of a small-group intervention based on
the naturalistic approach on 220 children from 3–5 years of
age. All kindergarten children received weekly sessions
delivered by a SLP in collaboration with the kindergarten
teacher. These sessions included various book related
activities. Two intervention groups were identified: chil￾dren from middle SES neighborhoods and children from
low SES neighborhoods. A control group was matched to
the first group and included children from middle SES
neighborhoods. Children participating in the program were
pre and post tested using three language tests in order to
assess basic language skills. The main finding was that
children in the intervention groups showed significantly
greater gains from pre- to post-test relative to children in
the comparison group. The program benefited children
from different SES environments. The greatest progress
was in the area of vocabulary. In sum, the combination of
small group setting and age-appropriate interactive activi￾ties served to provide language promoting opportunities for
these children.

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• An Activity-Based Language Intervention Program for Kindergarten Children: A Retrospective Evaluation

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