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NCT Number: NCT03941197

A Family Literacy Program for Latino Families

A pilot study of a health-focused family literacy program. The program will consist of a series of 8 weekly workshops centered around different health topics (e.g. physical activity) that introduce basic literacy skills. The workshops are designed for children entering kindergarten and their parents

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Key information

Conditions

Literacy Behavior Communication

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Manuel E Jimenez

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

About this study

This is a pilot study of a health-focused family literacy program. The program consists of 8 weekly health-themed workshops designed to introduce basic literacy skills to children entering Kindergarten and their parents. There will be a pre and post test assessment for participating parents and children. During the 8 weeks, parents will receive 2-3 weekly text messages to reinforce material presented at the weekly workshop.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Preferred language is either Spanish or English.
  • Parent or legal guardian of child
  • Parent age 18 or older
  • Willing to accept text messages

Exclusion criteria

  • Children not entering Kindergarten in Fall 2019 and their parents will be excluded

Treatment and study plan

Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten Family Literacy program

Behavioral

Participants will participate in 8 parent-child health-themed literacy workshops. Participants will receive 2-3 text messages per week for 8 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) Questionnaire

    Time frame: After 8 week period.

    Acceptability will be measured using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM). The AIM consists of 4 questions that assess acceptability. Responses range from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Scales are created by averaging responses.

Secondary outcomes

  1. StimQ-Preschool survey

    Time frame: At enrollment and after 8 week period.

    Parent reported measure of the cognitive home environment for children 5 months to 6 years to assess aspects of the home environment that affect child development.

  2. Alphabet knowledge assessment survey

    Time frame: At enrollment and after 8 week period.

    Alphabet knowledge will be assessed.

  3. Sight word knowledge assessment survey

    Time frame: At enrollment and after 8 week period.

    Sight word knowledge will be assessed

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten- A Family Literacy Program for Latino Families

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
May 7, 2019
Registry last updated
Feb 18, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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