Other Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language
Conditions
Brief summary
The language intervention 'Kaatje Klank' is designed for stimulating the speech production and speech perception skills of 4-year-olds in an early childhood educational setting, in order to stimulate early literacy skills. These skills are crucial skills for technical reading in later ages. Good reading skills are an important condition for academic success. To measure the effect of the language intervention 'Kaatje Klank', the intervention will be applied in six Dutch preschool classes (n = 100 children, 50% native speakers of Dutch, 50% non-native speakers) during 12 weeks (daily). Teachers will be trained and observed using a coaching trajectory.To measure the effect on speech production and perception skills, a pre- and posttest and a comparison with a matched control group (n = 100 children, 50% native speakers of Dutch, 50% non-native speakers) will be used. The control group will receive a different language intervention which focuses on vocabulary development (World-project).
Interventions
OTHERspeech sound intervention
An intervention that stimulates speech sound perception and production in four-year-olds. Each day at preschool the children receive a 15 to 20 minutes intervention, for 12 weeks
OTHERWorld-project
An intervention that stimulates vocabulary development in four-year-olds. Each day at preschool the children receive a 120 minutes intervention, for 10 weeks
Sponsors
KU Leuven
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* In eary childhood education in Flanders (2de kleuterklas)
Exclusion criteria
* Language or speech disorder * Less than 1 year acquiring Dutch
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| test battery: speech articulation test + phonemic awareness | Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 16 minutes |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| vocabulary test (Wereldwoorden project) | Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 4 minutes |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
Primary ContactLieve Van Severen, Dr
Backup ContactInge Zink, Dr
Outcome results
None listed