Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6
Conditions
Keywords
verb learning, orthographic facilitation, typical development
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if text can support children in learning new verbs in healthy children ages three through six. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does text support help children learn new verbs? Does a child's relative benefit from text support vary according to their literacy skills? Participants will * Watch videos of actions and hear novel words * Name alphabet sounds to determine their literacy skills
Interventions
BEHAVIORALOrthographic facilitation
Half of participants will receive orthographic support (text support) while learning new verbs. The investigators will compare learning with and without text support to determine if this aids verb learning.
Sponsors
Montclair State University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
36 Months to 84 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Primarily exposed to English * Typical development * Hearing and vision within normal limits or corrected to be so
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 15 minutes | The investigators will measure accuracy in an identification task with a pointing response. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Literacy as a Mediator | 15 minutes | The investigators will compare orthographic facilitation across literacy measures to determine if/how literacy mediates how much of an effect text support offers. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed