Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness in Young Children
This study is testing a program called Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness (SCR4ESR) to see if it can help improve behavior and school readiness in young African American children. SCR4ESR uses children's books and advice given during regular doctor visits to help build a child's self-concept. Researchers want to see if SCR4ESR, compared to the standard Reach Out and Read (ROR) program, can improve how parents share books and positively impact children's behavior, specifically looking at changes in externalizing (outward) and internalizing (inward) behaviors over 15 months. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 134 participants. To join, your child must be an African American child between 2 and 4 years old, and you, as their parent or guardian, must be at least 18 years old and speak English. Children with severe cognitive or communication difficulties cannot participate.
- Study design
- This is a pilot randomized controlled trial, meaning participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the SCR4ESR program or the standard Reach Out and Read program. The study aims to enroll 134 participants.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Children's behavior will be measured from the start of the study up to 15 months after they join.
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Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Ashaunta T Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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What this trial measures
- Mean change from baseline for externalizing behavior score for Child Behavioral Health as measured by Child Behavior ChecklistBaseline to 15 months post-enrollment
Child Behavior Checklist - Externalizing behaviors. Items rated on a Likert scale from 0 to 2. The items are divided across categories and summed by category such that higher sums amount to more behavioral problems. 2-3 years old: minimum/maximum scores 0 to 128. 4 years and older: minimum/maximum scores 0 to 236.
- Mean change from baseline for internalizing behavior score for Child Behavioral Health as measured by Child Behavior ChecklistBaseline to 15 months post-enrollment
Child Behavior Checklist - internalizing behaviors. Items rated on a Likert scale from 0 to 2. The items are divided across categories and summed by category such that higher sums amount to more behavioral problems. 2-3 years old: minimum/maximum scores 0 to 128. 4 years and older: minimum/maximum scores 0 to 236.