Promoting Caregiver Implementation of an Effective Early Learning Intervention
NCT ID: NCT06275815
Last Updated: 2025-09-30
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
320 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-04-10
2028-07-31
Brief Summary
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* how much STAR impacts children's literacy skills in the short-term and long-term--up to two-years after completing STAR.
* how do caregiver supports in the form of small monetary rewards or encouraging texts help caregivers to implement STAR at its intended frequency of sessions per week.
Caregiver participants will be assigned to either a control group or one of three STAR groups. Children's skills related to literacy and learning will be assessed before the intervention starts, at the end of the intervention, and every six months post-intervention for two years.
Researchers will determine the short term and long term impacts of STAR compared to the control group. Researchers will compare the three STAR conditions to see if the rewards or encouragement helped parents to follow through with completing more STAR sessions.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Untreated Control
Caregivers read to child as usual over 15 week period.
No interventions assigned to this group
STAR Only
Typical implementation of Sit Together and Read (STAR)
Sit Together and Read (STAR)
Sit Together and Read (STAR) features an explicit, systematic sequence of 15 objectives that target four dimensions of print knowledge: print organization, print meaning, letters, and words. These objectives are explicitly targeted in the context of repeated adult-child shared reading sessions and are systematically cycled over an intervention period so the child has repeated opportunities for acquiring the targeted print objectives. STAR is a manualized 15-week intervention.
STAR + Reward
Typical implementation of Sit Together and Read (STAR) plus additional small monetary incentives for caregivers
Sit Together and Read (STAR)
Sit Together and Read (STAR) features an explicit, systematic sequence of 15 objectives that target four dimensions of print knowledge: print organization, print meaning, letters, and words. These objectives are explicitly targeted in the context of repeated adult-child shared reading sessions and are systematically cycled over an intervention period so the child has repeated opportunities for acquiring the targeted print objectives. STAR is a manualized 15-week intervention.
Monetary Reward
Caregiver receives a monetary reward of $0.50 for each session logged (up to 60 sessions) and audio-recording completed (up to 15 audio recordings).
STAR + text encouragement
Typical implementation of Sit Together and Read (STAR) plus caregivers receive encouraging text messages
Sit Together and Read (STAR)
Sit Together and Read (STAR) features an explicit, systematic sequence of 15 objectives that target four dimensions of print knowledge: print organization, print meaning, letters, and words. These objectives are explicitly targeted in the context of repeated adult-child shared reading sessions and are systematically cycled over an intervention period so the child has repeated opportunities for acquiring the targeted print objectives. STAR is a manualized 15-week intervention.
Text Encouragement
Caregiver receives three tailored encouraging text messages specific to each week of the Sit Together and Read intervention.
Interventions
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Sit Together and Read (STAR)
Sit Together and Read (STAR) features an explicit, systematic sequence of 15 objectives that target four dimensions of print knowledge: print organization, print meaning, letters, and words. These objectives are explicitly targeted in the context of repeated adult-child shared reading sessions and are systematically cycled over an intervention period so the child has repeated opportunities for acquiring the targeted print objectives. STAR is a manualized 15-week intervention.
Monetary Reward
Caregiver receives a monetary reward of $0.50 for each session logged (up to 60 sessions) and audio-recording completed (up to 15 audio recordings).
Text Encouragement
Caregiver receives three tailored encouraging text messages specific to each week of the Sit Together and Read intervention.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* primary complaint of impaired language skills
* receptive, expressive, or mixed language disorder
* primarily communicates in English
Exclusion Criteria
1. autism spectrum disorder
2. hearing loss
3. severe intellectual disability
2. Is not attending or has completed Kindergarten
48 Months
71 Months
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Nationwide Children's Hospital
OTHER
Ohio State University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Laura M Justice, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ohio State University
Locations
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Schoenbaum Family Center; Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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