Promoting Caregiver Implementation of an Effective Early Learning Intervention
This study is looking at how a shared reading program called "Sit Together and Read" (STAR) helps children aged 4 to 5 with developmental language disorder (difficulty with language skills). It also explores how small monetary rewards or encouraging text messages can help caregivers use the STAR program regularly. The study wants to see how STAR affects children's reading skills both right after the program and up to two years later. You might be able to join if your child is 4 or 5 years old, is receiving or waiting for speech services, has language difficulties, and primarily communicates in English. The study will measure changes in your child's word and print awareness, alphabet knowledge, and name writing to see if the program is successful. The current status of this study is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 320 participants. Caregivers will be assigned to either a control group or one of three STAR groups.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Caregivers may receive a monetary reward of $0.50 for each session logged (up to 60 sessions) and audio-recording completed (up to 15 audio recordings).
- Follow-up
- The study aims to answer how much STAR impacts children's literacy skills in the short-term and long-term, up to two years after completing STAR.
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Promoting Caregiver Implementation of an Effective Early Learning Intervention
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06275815
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 2 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohiostudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Schoenbaum Family Center; Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
Columbus, Ohiostudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Laura M Justice, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ohio State University
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What this trial measures
- Preschool Word and Print Awareness (PWPA)Pretest before intervention and post-test immediately following intervention
Standardized criterion-referenced measure of children's knowledge of 15 basic print concepts
- Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS): Alphabet Knowledge and Name WritingPretest before intervention and post-test immediately following intervention
PALS-Preschool is a scientifically-based phonological awareness and literacy screening and progress measure that assesses preschoolers' developing knowledge of important literacy fundamentals. The assessment reflects skills that are predictive of future reading success. We administer two subtests that measures name writing ability and upper-case and lower-case alphabet recognition.
- The Reading House (THR)Pretest before intervention and post-test immediately following intervention
A direct screening tool developed for use with pediatricians that allows a variety of providers to identify children who may be at risk for reading difficulties. It is a direct, book-based screener grounded in the concept of emergent literacy. TRH assessment examines 1) print knowledge, 2) alphabet knowledge, 3) letter-sound knowledge, 4) phonological awareness, 5) vocabulary, and 6) emergent writing.
- Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement- IV (WJ-IV): Word Attack and Letter-Word IdentificationCompleted at all assessing timepoints. Pretest, immediate post-test, 6 month follow-up, 12 month follow-up, 18 month follow-up, 24 month follow up.
We administer two subtests of the norm referenced, standardized WJ-IV, Word Attack and Letter-Word Identification. Measure of child literacy and reading skill. We will explore avenues for data reduction, including use of a latent-variable modeling strategy.
- Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement- IV (WJ-IV): Spelling, Passage Comprehension6 month follow-up, 12 month follow-up, 18 month follow-up, 24 month follow up.
We administer two subtests of the norm referenced, standardized WJ-IV, Spelling and Passage Comprehension. Measure of child literacy and reading skill