Bilingual Family Literacy Program Pilot

September 25, 2020 updated by: Manuel E. Jimenez, MD, MS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Bilingual Family Literacy Program Pilot: Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten

This study will examine the feasibility of implementing a virtual bilingual health-focused family literacy program.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

"Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten" is a bilingual family literacy program that uses anticipatory guidance on important health routines to introduce critical language and literacy skills to young Latino children entering Kindergarten and their families.

The objectives of this study are 1) To assess the feasibility of implementing the bilingual family literacy program online via video conference by collecting information on family attendance and participation, 2) To examine the acceptability of the program, and 3) To explore preliminary effects of the program on the family health and language routines as well as child language and literacy skill acquisition.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

35

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901
        • Child Health Institute of NJ

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Preferred language either Spanish or bilingual (English and Spanish)
  • Parent or legal guardian of the child
  • Parent Age ≥ 18

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children not entering Kindergarten.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Online Family Literacy Program
The Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten program is a bilingual family literacy program that uses anticipatory guidance on health routines (e.g., physical activity) to introduce language and literacy skills to children and their families delivered via an online video conference format.
Behavioral: Online Family Literacy Program
Parent-child dyads will participate in 8 weekly online health-themed workshops that introduce language and literacy skills. Participants will also receive 2-3 text messages per week for the duration of the program and children's books.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of sessions attended by participants
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Data on the number of sessions attended by participants will be used to assess the feasibility of the online family literacy program.
8 weeks
Acceptability of the program
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Data on acceptability of the program will be collected via parent surveys
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
StimQ Reading Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks
Reading activity will be measured using the StimQ Reading Scale. The StimQ is a structured interview. Individual items are summed and scores range from 0 to 19. Higher scores reflect higher reading activities.
Baseline, 8 weeks
StimQ Parental Verbal Responsivity Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks
Parent verbal responsiveness will be measured using the StimQ Parental Verbal Responsivity Scale. The StimQ is a structured interview. Individual items are summed and scores range from 0 to 7. Higher scores reflect higher parent verbal responsiveness.
Baseline, 8 weeks
Child Literacy Skills
Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks
Investigator developed assessments of child alphabet knowledge and sight word recognition. Higher scores reflect higher literacy skills.
Baseline, 8 weeks
Family Health Routines Assessment
Time Frame: Baseline, 8 weeks
Descriptive survey measuring family health routines and behaviors.
Baseline, 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Manuel E Jimenez, MD, MS, Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 10, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 4, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

September 4, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 5, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

June 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 29, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2020

Last Verified

September 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Pro2020000656

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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