Language Learning and Language Experience

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6

• Registration Number: NCT06645145
• Lead Sponsor: Montclair State University

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if text can support children in learning new verbs in healthy children ages three through six. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does text support help children learn new verbs? Does a child's relative benefit from text support vary according to their literacy skills?

Participants will

* Watch videos of actions and hear novel words

* Name alphabet sounds to determine their literacy skills

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-16
• Study Start: 2024-10-31
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Primarily exposed to English
• Typical development
• Hearing and vision within normal limits or corrected to be so

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy	15 minutes	The investigators will measure accuracy in an identification task with a pointing response.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Literacy as a Mediator	15 minutes	The investigators will compare orthographic facilitation across literacy measures to determine if/how literacy mediates how much of an effect text support offers.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Online Asynchronous; 🇺🇸 Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States