Single Case Research Design: Deaf Children's Language Outcomes

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Language Development

• Registration Number: NCT06722261
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Brief Summary

Eight deaf children in kindergarten to 3rd grade classes will be randomly selected for single case research. Their language skills will be monitored and assessed daily. Using a noncurrent multiple baseline design (Single Case Research Design or SCRD), Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction (SISI) will be administered to two children in each of four classes.

Detailed Description

A randomized selection method will be employed to select deaf children to participate in single case research. Two children will be selected from each age group between 5 and 10, making a total of eight students. Their language skills will be closely monitored and evaluated over the course of the year. Following the noncurrent multiple baseline design, in succession across 8 child participants in 4 classes, 2 SCRD participants in a class will begin receiving SISI while other children remain in the baseline for 3 weeks. Brainstorming occurs on Monday and the final sign language composition is shared on Friday. At the end of each day's intervention, child participants will independently narrate their expressed message recorded on videos. A score of 1 (applied correctly), 0.5 (applied but incorrectly), or 0 (omitted) will be given to their inclusion of target sign language skills, which is converted into percentages. If a child receives 100% on their target SL skill for 3 consecutive days (3 data points), Teacher 1 will select a new sign language skill to target. If the child receives 0% or 50% on their target sign language skill, Teacher 1 continues to focus on the same sign language skill.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-06
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-12
• Study Start: 2025-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-07-30
• Study Completion: 2026-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8

Inclusion Criteria

• Deaf children in kindergarten to 3rd grade class in a school for the deaf

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-deaf children

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sign Language Skills	From enrollment to the end of treatment 9 academic months later.	Deaf children's development of target sign language skills will be documented.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 🇺🇸 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States