Reading Disability
Conditions
Brief summary
Subjects are recruited for a pre-kindergarten education program focusing on early literacy skills. Primary outcomes are improvement in letter knowledge and changes in brain response to text.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALpreK
Subjects enter and education program that either focuses on learning letters and their corresponding sounds or on language comprehension skills.
Sponsors
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
University of Washington
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Months to 72 Months
Inclusion criteria
Typically developing children enrolled before kindergarten. * Typically developing child between 60 and 72 months of age * Has not yet begun Kindergarten
Exclusion criteria
* Reported neurological or psychiatric condition. * Claustrophobia. ADHD
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Letter Knowledge | Within 2 weeks post intervention | Knowledge of letter names and sounds. This is computed as percent correct (out of 52). Each child is shown a flash card with each upper case letter and asked to name it and say its sound |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactPatrick Donnelly
Outcome results
None listed