Status:
COMPLETED
Improving STEM Outcomes for Young Children With Language Learning Disabilities Via Telehealth
Lead Sponsor:
Karla McGregor
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Delaware
University of Iowa
Conditions:
Language Development Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-7 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In this study the investigators focus on a subset of at-risk students who find the language of science to be a barrier to the learning of science. These are the nearly 3 million children in the U.S. w...
Detailed Description
63 4- to 7-year-olds who have not yet begun 1st grade, who are monolingual speakers of English, and who have SLI will participate. Note that the investigators may recruit extra participants to allow f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 4 and 7 years
- Not yet begun first grade
- Monolingual speaker of English
- Has SLI confirmed by a standard score of below 85 on the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation-Norm Referenced DELV-NR (Seymour, Roeper, De Villiers, \& De Villiers, 2005)
- Differential Abilities Scale-II (Elliott, 2007) t score greater than or equal to 35
- Can produce simple sentences
- Performs with less than 40% accuracy on expressive probes of complement clauses prior to study onset
Exclusion
- Other diagnosed developmental disorders (e.g., autism, Down syndrome) via parent report
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 9 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04775199
Start Date
January 9 2021
End Date
August 1 2023
Last Update
August 14 2023
Active Locations (1)
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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19716