Clinic-Based School Readiness Coaching

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine how a clinic-based school readiness coaching session conducted by a community health worker for parents of 3-5-year-olds affects children's School Readiness (SR) skills and parents early SR knowledge and behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer are: What impact does the clinic-based coaching session have on preschool-aged children's school readiness skills and their parents' confidence in supporting and practicing early math and literacy behaviors at home? Participants will receive a 1-hr coaching session at their pediatric clinic and return after three months for a follow-up session. Researchers will compare pre-and-post child and parent SR outcomes between these two sessions.

Conditions

School Readiness

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine how a clinic-based school readiness coaching session conducted by a community health worker for parents of 3-5-year-olds affects children's School Readiness (SR) skills and parents early SR knowledge and behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer are: What impact does the clinic-based coaching session have on preschool-aged children's school readiness skills and their parents' confidence in supporting and practicing early math and literacy behaviors at home? Participants will receive a 1-hr coaching session at their pediatric clinic and return after three months for a follow-up session. Researchers will compare pre-and-post child and parent SR outcomes between these two sessions.

The School Readiness Journey: Capturing the Unheard Voices of Latino Parents

Clinic-Based School Readiness Coaching

Condition
School Readiness
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Portland

Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Receives primary care at one of 2 clinic sites
  • * Parent or caregiver of 3-6-year-old
  • * Child is eligible for Medicaid services
  • * Parent and child can communicate in English or Spanish
  • * Child is too ill to participate
  • * Parents who are unable to complete study activities

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Oregon Health and Science University,

Jaime Peterson, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Oregon Health and Science University

Study Record Dates

2026-06-30