Literacy Instruction Through Media for Everyone
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Media and Storybook Interventions to Promote Children's Early Literacy Skills Via Caregiver Engagement
Who can join
42 Months – 57 Months · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * between 42 and 57 months at enrollment * minimally verbal in English * caregiver sufficiently proficient in English * does not have severe intellectual disability Exclusion Criteria: * under 42 months * over 57 months at enrollment * severe intellectual disability * not proficient in English
About the study
The goal of this study is to determine whether an intervention to support caregivers in engaging with their children while using educational media together can improve children's early literacy skills, compared to an aligned shared book reading intervention and to no intervention. Given that early literacy skills predict children's later academic learning, this home intervention, which aims to shape the communication patterns surrounding a common, family-friendly activity, has the potential to positively influence the trajectory of low income children's academic success. The investigators propose that amedia based activity will reduce barriers and increase adherence therefore increasing literacy skills over time.
What is being tested
- Media instruction (behavioral)
- Storybook intervention (behavioral)
Sponsor: Ohio State University · Participants: 450 · Started: Jul 11, 2025
Contact the study team
- Eileen L Donnally, Master of Science · Phone: 614-247-5897
- Rebecca A Dore, PhD · Phone: (614) 247-7488
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06796790
Locations in the U.S.
| Ohio | The Ohio State University Crane Center for Early Childhood, Columbus |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.