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This study will examine the feasibility of implementing a virtual bilingual health-focused family literacy program.
"Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten" is a bilingual family literacy program that uses anticipatory guidance on important health routines to introduce critical language and literacy skills to young Latino children entering Kindergarten and their families.
The objectives of this study are 1) To assess the feasibility of implementing the bilingual family literacy program online via video conference by collecting information on family attendance and participation, 2) To examine the acceptability of the program, and 3) To explore preliminary effects of the program on the family health and language routines as well as child language and literacy skill acquisition.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Family Literacy Program | Experimental | The Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten program is a bilingual family literacy program that uses anticipatory guidance on health routines (e.g., physical activity) to introduce language and literacy skills to children and their families delivered via an online video conference format. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Family Literacy Program | Behavioral | Parent-child dyads will participate in 8 weekly online health-themed workshops that introduce language and literacy skills. Participants will also receive 2-3 text messages per week for the duration of the program and children's books. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions attended by participants | Data on the number of sessions attended by participants will be used to assess the feasibility of the online family literacy program. | 8 weeks |
| Acceptability of the program | Data on acceptability of the program will be collected via parent surveys | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| StimQ Reading Scale | Reading activity will be measured using the StimQ Reading Scale. The StimQ is a structured interview. Individual items are summed and scores range from 0 to 19. Higher scores reflect higher reading activities. | Baseline, 8 weeks |
| StimQ Parental Verbal Responsivity Scale |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Manuel E Jimenez, MD, MS | Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Child Health Institute of NJ | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08901 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000067010 | Literacy |
| D015438 | Health Behavior |
| ID | Term |
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| D003142 | Communication |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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Parent verbal responsiveness will be measured using the StimQ Parental Verbal Responsivity Scale. The StimQ is a structured interview. Individual items are summed and scores range from 0 to 7. Higher scores reflect higher parent verbal responsiveness. |
| Baseline, 8 weeks |
| Child Literacy Skills | Investigator developed assessments of child alphabet knowledge and sight word recognition. Higher scores reflect higher literacy skills. | Baseline, 8 weeks |
| Family Health Routines Assessment | Descriptive survey measuring family health routines and behaviors. | Baseline, 8 weeks |