Improving children's readiness for school through the LENA Start Program

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project aims to implement the LENA Start Program within the Alief Independent School District in Houston, Texas, to assess how maternal expectations about language development influence children's language skills. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a treatment group, which will engage in the LENA Start Program, or a control group, which will only complete surveys. The program includes meetings for parents to learn and discuss strategies to enhance their child's language development, with the effectiveness measured through the LENA system. The findings are intended to create a replicable model for other school districts.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligible adult participants include parents who meet all the criteria listed below.

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.

Exclusion Criteria:

Adult participants will not be eligible for this study if they:

* 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.

Children will not be eligible for this study if they:

* 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.

Where it's running

• Alief ISD
  Houston, Texas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Snejana Nihtianova, PhD
• Email: sn46@rice.edu
• Phone: 713-348-2458

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.