Early Building Blocks for Learning
Promoting Social Communication and Early Learning Behaviors in Children
Welcome!
The purpose of this page is to highlight research-based strategies and interventions for children who are at risk or children diagnosed with a disability, such as autism spectrum disorder. Everything on this site is meant to provide parents, practitioners, and researchers information that can be used to improve socially-meaningful behaviors in children. In addition, recent research and opportunities for the community are highlighted for visitors.
Contact Information:
Justin D. Lane, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Address: 229 Taylor Education Building
Office 220
Lexington, KY 40506
Office Phone: (859) 257-3889
Email: justin.lane@uky.edu
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Strategies and Tips for Promoting Early Social Communication
Common Terms.pdfCommon Terms
A Review of Terms Commonly Used in Handouts
EAS Chavez Lane Graley.pdfArrange the Environment
Strategies to Promote Communication
Lane_responsive.pdfThe Foundation for Interacting and Teaching
How to be Responsive during Play
Lane_modelingupdated.pdfModeling to Teach
Teaching New Words and Phrases during Play
Lane_openended_updated.pdfIncreasing Responding
Using Open-Ended Questions and Statements to Teach
Lane_timedelay.pdfWaiting is Teaching
Using Time Delay to Promote Initiations during Play
Lane_combined.pdfCombining Procedures
A Brief Guide on Combining Procedures during Play
Home Activities for Language Development.pdfHome Activities
A Handout Shared with us by Micaela Zimmerman and Katie Goldey
Recent Research & Presentations
Findings from a study targeting independent communication in young children with ASD or intellectual disability in a classroom setting
Lane, J. D., Shepley, C., Sartini, E., & Hogue, A. (2020). Modifying a naturalistic language intervention for use in an elementary school classroom. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, 5, 1-13.
A poster presentation shared in February 2020 at the Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference
Lane, J. D., Murner, E., & Shepley, C. (2020). Building the foundation for meaningful interactions between educators and students. The Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference.
Lane et al. 2020 ADLI.pdfCEC 2020 Presentation FINAL.pdfCommunity Outreach
The PACE Program is a service for families in the community and an opportunity for graduate students to learn and implement research-based practices. We blend naturalistic instruction and parent coaching to promote responsive interactions and early social communication. We will be recruiting families for fall 2020 soon - Contact us for additional details!
PACE Program.pdf