Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation

Description

The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief Independent School District in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the study is to learn how maternal expectations about language development influence the child's language development. Also, the study will evaluate how much the mothers believe can affect their child's language development. More specifically, the program implementation will serve as a model that other school districts can readily replicate.

Conditions

Language Development

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Study overview

The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief Independent School District in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the study is to learn how maternal expectations about language development influence the child's language development. Also, the study will evaluate how much the mothers believe can affect their child's language development. More specifically, the program implementation will serve as a model that other school districts can readily replicate.

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Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation

Condition
Language Development
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

Alief ISD, Houston, Texas, United States, 77072

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Must be 18 years old or older.
  • 2. Must have a child between 16 and 30 months old as of September 1, 2022.
  • 3. Must speak English or Spanish as their native language.
  • 4. Must live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District. Children of the adult participants enrolled in the study are eligible to participate. The children must meet all the criteria below.
  • 1. Must be between 16 and 30 months old as of September 1, 2022 2. Must speak English or Spanish as their native language. 3. Must live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District.
  • * Are NOT 18 years old or older.
  • * Do NOT have a child between 16 and 30 months as of September 1, 2022.
  • * Do NOT speak English or Spanish as their native language.
  • * Do NOT live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District.
  • * Are NOT between 16 and 30 months as of September 1, 2022.
  • * Do NOT speak English or Spanish as their native language.
  • * Do NOT live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District.

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Months to 30 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

William Marsh Rice University,

Snejana Nihtaianova, PhD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, William Marsh Rice University

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31