Literacy across languages in bilingual children: Can intervention in one language improve literacy skills in both languages?

Examination of cross-linguistic intervention effects of phonological awareness intervention on literacy skills in German-English bilingual children

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612000486820

Enrollment

Registered

2012-05-03

Start date

2012-07-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study examines the intervention effects of phonological awareness intervention on the literacy skills of children who are bilingual in English and German.

Interventions

Speech pathology intervention in English Participants will receive 12 hours of phonological awareness intervention administered by a Speech Pathologist in small groups of 2 - 3 children over a period of 6 weeks (2 x 1 hour per week)

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 8 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Participants need to meet the following inclusion criteria: Bilingual in English and German Attending prep to year 2 Literacy difficulties or language difficulties

Exclusion criteria

Nonverbal intellectual abilities 1 SD or more below Mean

Outcome results