Health Behavior, Language Development, Literacy, Parenting
Conditions
Keywords
Early literacy, Language development, Family literacy, Bilingualism, Community engagement
Brief summary
This study pilot tests a family wellness program that promotes academic and physical readiness for school among Latino dual language learners using a mixed methods and community engaged approach.
Detailed description
The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial with wait list control to pilot test a family wellness program designed for Latino dual language learners entering Kindergarten and their families. The investigators will recruit up to 48 parent-child dyads to participate in the study. Families will be randomly assigned to session one beginning in June 2022 or session two beginning in July 2022. The investigators will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the family wellness program as well as preliminary effects on parenting behaviors and child language and literacy skills.
Interventions
OTHERFamily Wellness program
Weekly one-hour online workshops over an 8 week period. Families will also receive text message reminders as part of the intervention.
Sponsors
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Primary caregiver of a child entering Kindergarten (4-6 years old), * Primary caregiver identifies as Hispanic/Latino/Latinx, * Family speaks Spanish at home, * Cell phone ownership, * Willing to receive texts, and * Willing to accept randomization
Exclusion criteria
* Children with multiple congenital anomalies or genetic disorders and previously identified developmental delays will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions attended | 2months | Number of sessions attended by participants will be used to assess the feasibility of the online family wellness program. |
| Acceptability assessed by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) | 2 months | Data on perceived acceptability will be captured via parent report on the AIM survey. The AIM is a 4 item survey that assesses acceptability. Higher scores indicate higher acceptability. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home learning environment | Enrollment, 2months, 4months | The home learning environment will be assessed with the StimQ, a caregiver-reported measure of cognitive stimulation for children that includes domains on the home literacy environment (READ scale) and responsiveness (Parental Verbal Responsiveness scale). The READ scale includes 3 subdimensions (Book Reading Quantity, Diversity of Content, Book Reading Quality). Scores on the READ scale range from 0 to 18. The Parental Verbal Responsiveness scale includes a subdimension on responsiveness during routines (Everyday Routines). Scores range from 0 to 8. Higher scores indicate more cognitive stimulation |
| Child vocabulary | Enrollment, 2months, 4months | Child vocabulary will be assessed using an investigator developed measure. Higher scores indicate higher skills |
| Child literacy skills | Enrollment, 2 months, 4 months | Literacy skills including concepts about books, story retelling, narrative thematic knowledge, letter and sound identification will be assessed using an investigator developed measure. Higher scores indicate higher skills |
| Home health routines | Enrollment, 2 months, 4 months | Descriptive survey examining health routines including nutrition, physical activity, and sleep |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed