None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Sahana Kamath
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.All Preschool children enrolled in the selected schools that follow the Karnataka state curriculum and use English as the medium of instruction. 2.The study will include children who are simultaneous or early sequential bilinguals. Children exposed to English alongside one or more Indian languages (Kannada, Hindi, or other regional languages) will be included. information regarding age of acquisition, proficiency and contextual use of each language will be collected through the Child Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (LEAP-Q). 3.Children from all types of socioeconomic backgrounds will be included in the study. 4.Teachers with a minimum of two years of experience teaching in an English-medium preschool classroom will be included. 5.Children should be attending school regularly
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.History of or presenting with any sensory/ cognitive/ neurological / social impairment (screened using Seguin form board test (SFBT) and WHO ten-question disability screening checklist (Singhi et al., 2007)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| literacy measures and Alphabetic knowledgeTimepoint: 3 years, data will be collected at 3 time points at an interval of 10 months Time Point 1 (Baseline): March 2026 Time Point 2: January 2027 Time Point 3: November 2027 each. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Linguistic, cognitive and environmental measures.Timepoint: 3 years, data will be collected at 3 time points at an interval of 10 months Time Point 1 (Baseline): March 2026 Time Point 2: January 2027 Time Point 3: November 2027 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. shivani tiwari
MCHP MAHE MANIPAL
Outcome results
None listed