Teaching practices, child language development, child school readiness skills Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will be delivered with community preschools that have participated in an effectiveness trial of a universal violence prevention programme. Twenty community preschools that have been t
Sponsors
University of the West Indies
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All community preschools situated in a specified geographical region of Kingston and St. Andrew and that participated in our previous trial of the IRIE Classroom Toolbox will be eligible for participation in the trial. All teachers and classrooms within those schools will be included. For children selected to be included in the evaluation, children are eligible for inclusion if they: 1. Have no obvious disability 2. Are aged 3-6 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Teachers' practices in using three key strategies will be measured across one school day through independent observations in the classroom. Event sampling will be used to measure teachers' use of 1) open-ended questions, 2) parallel talk and 3) contingent responding. These observations will be conducted at baseline (Sept/Oct 2018) and post-test (May/June 2019). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All measures will be conducted at baseline (Sept/Oct 2018) and post-test (May/June 2019) 1. Child school readiness by direct testing 2. Child language skills by direct testing We are also monitoring whether the additional training changes the effect of the initial training in the IRIE Classroom Toolbox by measuring: 1. Teacher reports of child behaviour difficulties 2. Teacher reports of their own well-being (depressive symptoms, burn-out and self-efficacy) 3. Independent observations of teachers' use of violence against children | — |
Countries
Jamaica
Outcome results
None listed