A Speech Sound and Phonemic Awareness Intervention in Flemish Early Childhood Education

December 8, 2014 updated by: Lieve Van Severen, KU Leuven

Spreken Verfijnen in de Kleuterklas: De Ontwikkeling Van Een Spraakdidactiek Als Uitbreiding op de Gangbare Taaldidactiek in Het Kleuteronderwijs

The language intervention 'Kaatje Klank' is designed for stimulating the speech production and speech perception skills of 4-year-olds in an early childhood educational setting, in order to stimulate early literacy skills. These skills are crucial skills for technical reading in later ages. Good reading skills are an important condition for academic success.

To measure the effect of the language intervention 'Kaatje Klank', the intervention will be applied in six Dutch preschool classes (n = 100 children, 50% native speakers of Dutch, 50% non-native speakers) during 12 weeks (daily). Teachers will be trained and observed using a coaching trajectory.To measure the effect on speech production and perception skills, a pre- and posttest and a comparison with a matched control group (n = 100 children, 50% native speakers of Dutch, 50% non-native speakers) will be used. The control group will receive a different language intervention which focuses on vocabulary development (World-project).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Belgium
    • Oost-Vlaanderen
      • Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9320
        • Odisee

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 5 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • In eary childhood education in Flanders (2de kleuterklas)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Language or speech disorder
  • Less than 1 year acquiring Dutch

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Speech sound intervention
This group receives a speech sound and phonemic awareness intervention for four months.
Other: speech sound intervention

An intervention that stimulates speech sound perception and production in four-year-olds.

Each day at preschool the children receive a 15 to 20 minutes intervention, for 12 weeks

Other Names:
  • Kaatje Klank
Active Comparator: World-project
This group receives the WORLD intervention for four months.
Other: World-project
An intervention that stimulates vocabulary development in four-year-olds. Each day at preschool the children receive a 120 minutes intervention, for 10 weeks
Other Names:
  • Wereldwoorden

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
test battery: speech articulation test + phonemic awareness
Time Frame: Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 16 minutes
Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 16 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
vocabulary test (Wereldwoorden project)
Time Frame: Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 4 minutes
Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 4 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

KU Leuven

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lieve Van Severen, Dr, KU Leuven

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CatholicULeuven

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