A Family Literacy Program for Latino Families

Literacy Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03941197
• Other study ID #: Pro2019000570
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 28, 2019
• Est. completion date: September 28, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: February 2020
• Source: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 14
• Est. completion date: September 28, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: September 28, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Literacy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten Family Literacy program
Participants will participate in 8 parent-child health-themed literacy workshops. Participants will receive 2-3 text messages per week for 8 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Manuel E Jimenez	New Brunswick	New Jersey

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) Questionnaire	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.	After 8 week period.
Secondary	StimQ-Preschool survey	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.	At enrollment and after 8 week period.
Secondary	Alphabet knowledge assessment survey	Alphabet knowledge will be assessed.	At enrollment and after 8 week period.
Secondary	Sight word knowledge assessment survey	Sight word knowledge will be assessed	At enrollment and after 8 week period.