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The Parent-Child Communication Program (PCCP) is based on a model of language therapy developed by Dr. Louis J. De Maio in 1983.  The original therapy model entitled Communicatively-Based Language Intervention was presented as a short course at the 1983 convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and then published in Seminars in Speech and Language, vol. 5 in 1984.  The program is designed for professionals to use with children having language learning difficulties.

In 1998, many of the principles from the original therapy model were applied for use with parents.  In 1999, PCCP was funded, in part, by a three-year grant from the Dakota Medical Foundation.  During this time, an illustrated manual was completed along with two instructional videos.

General information about the Parent-Child Communication Program is available from our Brochure.  Other information includes:

1. PCCP Manual - a 49 page illustrated training manual with all of the information pertaining to the program.   Manual is also available in Spanish.
    

2. PCCP Handout - a handout that accompanies a PowerPoint presentation on the Parent-Child Communication Program.
    

3. Developmental Milestones – presents some of the major developmental milestones for communication development.  Particular emphasis is placed on achievements in the developmental areas of cognition, socialization and speech/language.
    

4. Stages of Language Development – describes some of the major characteristics of language development in children between birth and five-years of age.
    

5. Facilitating Techniques - Video demonstrations of the seven facilitating techniques.
    

6. Altering Parents' Communication Styles Using The Parent-Child Communication Program - an article written for the Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association Home Study Course, 2006.

    

7. Directive and Non-Directive Communication Styles - a description of the patterns of communication associated with these two styles of communication. 

Last updated: 05/04/2007 [De Maio]
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