Oral language and foundational learning Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
This is a multi-school cluster randomized controlled trial. The programme is organised around weekly themes following the schools’ timetable for oral language classes. The first lessons every week wil
the remaining schools were grouped based on one stratifier, single-class vs multiple-class, to account for variations in outcomes resulting from different class structures
20 schools were randomly assigned to the intervention group and 20 to the business-as-usual group, based on the stratification variables and total student counts, aiming to achieve a balance in the nu
Sponsors
UK Research and Innovation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children in Balvatika / Grade 1 aged 5 and 6 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools with fewer than 6 children in Balvatika/Grade 1 classes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A latent oral language variable informed by measures of expressive vocabulary, receptive vocabulary, listening comprehension and sentence repetition at baseline and endline. Expressive vocabulary is measured using a word definition task, receptive vocabulary using a picture pointing task, listening comprehension using a just-heard narration, and sentence repetition using a just-heard sentence. In the primary analysis, the pretest latent variable will serve as the covariate, with the posttest latent variable as the outcome. Subsequent analyses will examine the subscales constituting the latent variable. To gauge the intervention's impact, the researchers will employ an effect size measure, ie standardised mean differences, contrasting pre/post differences of students in treatment schools versus those in business-as-usual schools. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A latent variable of foundational learning measured by three tasks (Akshara recognition, number recognition, rapid automatised naming) at baseline and endline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactGideon;Dhir Arulmani;Jhingran
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Outcome results
None listed