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Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation
Led by William Marsh Rice University · Updated on 2026-04-24
600
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
334 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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William Marsh Rice University
Lead Sponsor
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Alief Independent School District
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief Independent School District in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the study is to learn how maternal expectations about language development influence the child's language development. Also, the study will evaluate how much the mothers believe can affect their child's language development. More specifically, the program implementation will serve as a model that other school districts can readily replicate.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be 18 years old or older
- Must have a child between 16 and 30 months old as of September 1, 2022
- Must speak English or Spanish as their native language
- Must live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District
- Children must be between 16 and 30 months old as of September 1, 2022
- Children must speak English or Spanish as their native language
- Children must live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District
You will not qualify if you...
- Are NOT 18 years old or older
- Do NOT have a child between 16 and 30 months old 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 are NOT between 16 and 30 months old as of September 1, 2022
- Children do NOT speak English or Spanish as their native language
- Children do NOT live in the catchment area of Alief Independent School District
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Alief ISD
Houston, Texas, United States, 77072
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Snejana Nihtianova, PhD
CONTACT
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Flavio Cunha, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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