ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Let's Know!2: Language-focused Intervention for Children at Risk of Comprehension Difficulties

Study Overview

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Description

In the proposed project, the investigators will conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the efficacy of Let's Know!2, a small-group, language focused comprehension intervention, on children's lower- and higher-level language skills and comprehension skills in the short- and long-term (Specific Aims 1 and 2). The investigators will also explore whether intervention effects are moderated by dosage, initial language skill, developmental language disorder (DLD) status, word reading skill, nonverbal IQ, and family socioeconomic status (Specific Aim 3). Children who have low language skills and are thus at risk for reading comprehension difficulties will participate in the study. Children will be randomly assigned to receive Let's Know! in small groups at their respective schools or to a business-as-usual control condition. The investigators will measure children's language and comprehension skills at the beginning and end of Grade 1 as well as in Grade 2 and Grade 3. The investigators hypothesize that children who experience Let's Know! will end Grade 1 with higher language skills than children in the control condition and that this will translate into better listening and reading comprehension skills as these children matriculate through elementary school.

Official Title

Translating Research Into School-based Practice Via Small-group, Language-focused Comprehension Intervention

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-01-01
Study Completion:2025-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05133479

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:5 Years to 12 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Parental consent to participate in the research;
  2. * Enrollment in Grade 1;
  3. * Scores below the OWL Language Screener
  4. * Basic English proficiency as reported by parents/teachers
  1. * Unable to speak or understand English at a basic level, as reported by parents/teachers;
  2. * Profound disability that severely impairs classroom participation, as reported by teachers;
  3. * Serious behavior issue that severely impairs classroom participation, as reported by teachers.

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Tiffany P Hogan, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
MGH Institute of Health Professions

Study Locations (Sites)

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, Massachusetts, 02192
United States
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: MGH Institute of Health Professions

  • Tiffany P Hogan, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-01-01
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-01-01
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • language skills
  • reading comprehension
  • intervention
  • specific language impairment
  • dyslexia

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Language Disorders in Children