Promoting Caregiver Implementation of an Effective Early Learning Intervention
Promoting Caregiver Implementation of an Effective Early Learning Intervention: Sit Together and Read (STAR)
Who can join
48 Months – 71 Months · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * receiving or on waitlist for speech services * primary complaint of impaired language skills * receptive, expressive, or mixed language disorder * primarily communicates in English Exclusion Criteria: 1. No known additional diagnoses causal of developmental language disorder including 1. autism spectrum disorder 2. hearing loss 3. severe intellectual disability 2. Is not attending or has completed Kindergarten
About the study
The goal of this study is to examine the impact of a caregiver-implemented shared reading program, Sit Together and Read (STAR), on children ages 4 to 5 with developmental language disorder. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* how much STAR impacts children's literacy skills in the short-term and long-term--up to two-years after completing STAR. * how do caregiver supports in the form of small monetary rewards or encouraging texts help caregivers to implement STAR at its intended frequency of sessions per week.
Caregiver participants will be assigned to either a control group or one of three STAR groups. Children's skills related to literacy and learning will be assessed before the intervention starts, at the end of the intervention, and every six months post-intervention for two years.
Researchers will determine the short term and long term impacts of STAR compared to the control group. Researchers will compare the three STAR conditions to see if the rewards or encouragement helped parents to follow through with completing more STAR sessions.
What is being tested
- Sit Together and Read (STAR) (other)
- Monetary Reward (behavioral)
- Text Encouragement (behavioral)
Sponsor: Ohio State University · Participants: 320 · Started: Apr 10, 2024
Contact the study team
- Jennifer M Bostic, MA · Phone: 614-292-5715
- Laura M Justice, PhD · Phone: 614-292-1045
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06275815
Locations in the U.S.
| Ohio | Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus Schoenbaum Family Center; Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, Columbus |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.