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Evaluation of Tips by Text (a text messaging programme to promote language development in early years)

The effectiveness of a text messaging programme (Tips by Text) to promote language development in early years: randomised trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN48644807
Enrollment
3770
Registered
2024-09-19
Start date
2024-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-30

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Conditions

Numerical skills, language skills, and socio-emotional status of children aged 4 - 5 years attending reception in disadvantaged communities in England. Not Applicable

Interventions

The study recruited 145 reception schools across England. The researchers will use individual-level randomisation. Within each school, half the children in one class will be assigned to the intervent

Sponsors

Education Endowment Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 4 - 5 years attending Early Year Foundation Stage (Reception) and their parents or guardians. 2. Children (and their parents) attending schools that are not already taking part in a research study funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Language Development as measured by the LanguageScreen assessment through four components: expressive vocabulary, listening comprehension, receptive vocabulary, and sentence repetition. Assessment will be taken before the intervention at the beginning of the academic year in September-October 2024 (baseline) and again after the intervention at the end of the academic year in June-July 2025 (endline).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Selff-regulation as measured by the Revised Heads-Toes-Knees-Shoulders assessment (HKTS-R). Assessment will be taken before the intervention at the beginning of the academic year in September-October 2024 (baseline) and again after the intervention at the end of the academic year in June-July 2025 (endline).

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactEdoardo Masset
e.masset@niesr.ac.uk+44 7540201173

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026