University of Washington Reading & Dyslexia Research Program

University of Washington1 site in 1 country44 target enrollmentMay 2019

ConditionsReading Disability

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Reading Disability
Sponsor: University of Washington
Enrollment: 44
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Letter Knowledge
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Subjects are recruited for a pre-kindergarten education program focusing on early literacy skills. Primary outcomes are improvement in letter knowledge and changes in brain response to text.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2019

End Date

June 2021

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Washington

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Jason Yeatman

Assistant Professor, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, Dept. of Speech & Hearing Services

University of Washington

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Typically developing children enrolled before kindergarten.
•Typically developing child between 60 and 72 months of age
•Has not yet begun Kindergarten

Exclusion Criteria

•Reported neurological or psychiatric condition.
•Claustrophobia. ADHD

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Letter Knowledge

Time Frame: Within 2 weeks post intervention

Knowledge of letter names and sounds. This is computed as percent correct (out of 52). Each child is shown a flash card with each upper case letter and asked to name it and say its sound