EMERGE Reading Pilot Study: Adaptation and scaling of early reading interventions in Kenya (Phase 1)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Poor early development of cognition and language in children; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN68855267
• Lead Sponsor: The World Bank (USA)

Brief Summary

2019 results in: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.01.002 (added 25/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-22
• Study Completion: 2016-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 6 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 867

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged between 2 to 6 years old and their primary care giver
2. Living within 1km of a small primary school (<20 children per class) in Nyanza province

Exclusion Criteria

Developmental delays or health conditions that would interfere with a child’s ability to take a standard developmental assessment or participate in the intervention (i.e. blindness and deafness).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. The number of books in the home is measured by an enumerator's observation in the home at 5 weeks<br> 2. Frequency of book use is measured by survey at baseline and endline (5 weeks)<br> 3. Expressive and receptive vocabulary are measured by assessing children using adaptations of the British Picture Vocabulary Scale and purpose-specific illustrations at baseline and endline (5 weeks)<br><br> Added 27/04/2016:<br> 4. Comprehension is measured by questions specific to storybook content at endline (5 weeks)<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Home stimulation practices are measured by a Mother-Child observation conducted by an enumerator at baseline and endline (5 weeks)<br> 2. Program take-up by intervention delivery method and sub-population include primary outcome measures, but with sub-populations divided according to baseline characteristics, including direct assessments of caregiver literacy based on reading a sentence in each of three languages. This will be assessed at endline (5 weeks)<br>