A Speech Sound and Phonemic Awareness Intervention in Flemish Early Childhood Education

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Other Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language

• Registration Number: NCT02313025
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

The language intervention 'Kaatje Klank' is designed for stimulating the speech production and speech perception skills of 4-year-olds in an early childhood educational setting, in order to stimulate early literacy skills. These skills are crucial skills for technical reading in later ages. Good reading skills are an important condition for academic success.

To measure the effect of the language intervention 'Kaatje Klank', the intervention will be applied in six Dutch preschool classes (n = 100 children, 50% native speakers of Dutch, 50% non-native speakers) during 12 weeks (daily). Teachers will be trained and observed using a coaching trajectory.To measure the effect on speech production and perception skills, a pre- and posttest and a comparison with a matched control group (n = 100 children, 50% native speakers of Dutch, 50% non-native speakers) will be used. The control group will receive a different language intervention which focuses on vocabulary development (World-project).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-08
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-09
• Study Start: 2015-01
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• In eary childhood education in Flanders (2de kleuterklas)

Exclusion Criteria

• Language or speech disorder
• Less than 1 year acquiring Dutch

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
test battery: speech articulation test + phonemic awareness	Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 16 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
vocabulary test (Wereldwoorden project)	Participants will be tested after an intervention of 12 weeks. The expected average test duration is 4 minutes

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Odisee; 🇧🇪 Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium