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The caregivers (including parents, grandparents and other main caregivers) participated in an 8\u2010h online program, including lectures on milestones in child language development, common misunderstandings of child language development, and three basic family language intervention strategies (\u2018Looking together, playing together, and talking together\u2019) incorporating active learning through video analysis and discussion. Tongji Hospital in Hubei then continued with 3 months of online home intervention monitoring to all the caregivers via weekly online Q&amp;As led by BFT certified speech therapists\u2019 team. The Gesell Developmental Schedules (GDS) was carried out before the online parent training program and after the 3\u2010month online home intervention monitoring.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcomes &amp; Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>146 families whose children aged 12\u201368 months with language delay participated in the online training program. The results of the GDS assessments conducted before and after the program showed that not only did the developmental quotient (DQ) of language improve, but so did the DQ of social behaviour and adaptive behaviour (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). There is no between\u2010group difference in the application of three strategies between the ASD group and the DLD or GDD group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.05). Furthermore, both caregivers\u2019 ability to apply \u2018looking together, playing together, talking together\u2019 strategies and the effective interaction time played important roles in improving the child's language abilities.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion &amp; Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The online parent training focusing on improving daily interaction with children through speech\u2013language stimulation strategies promoted the development of language skills. It is an economic and practical approach for children with language delay who have limited access to local language intervention programs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS<\/jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>What is already known on the subject<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Parent\u2010implemented language intervention is an effective approach at improving children's language development. Telepractice is an appropriate model of service delivery for audiologists and speech\u2013language therapists and may be the primary mode of service delivery or may supplement in\u2010person services.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item><\/jats:list><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>What this paper adds to the existing knowledge<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>This paper explores the effectiveness of an online parent training program and provides new evidence that online training on language support strategies (looking together, playing together, talking together) followed by home intervention monitoring works for Mandarin\u2010speaking children and it is equally effective for children with ASD and non\u2010ASD diagnosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item><\/jats:list><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work?<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:list 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