The effectiveness of a text messaging programme (Tips by Text) to promote language development in early years: randomised trial

Education Endowment Foundation0 sites3,770 target enrollmentSeptember 19, 2024

ConditionsNumerical skills, language skills, and socio-emotional status of children aged 4 - 5 years attending reception in disadvantaged communities in England.Not Applicable

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Numerical skills, language skills, and socio-emotional status of children aged 4 - 5 years attending reception in disadvantaged communities in England.
Sponsor: Education Endowment Foundation
Enrollment: 3770
Primary Endpoint: Language Development as measured by the LanguageScreen assessment through four components: expressive vocabulary, listening comprehension, receptive vocabulary, and sentence repetition. Assessment will be taken before the intervention at the beginning of the academic year in September-October 2024 (baseline) and again after the intervention at the end of the academic year in June-July 2025 (endline).
Status: Active, not recruiting
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 19, 2024

End Date

July 31, 2025

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Education Endowment Foundation

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Children aged 4 - 5 years attending Early Year Foundation Stage (Reception) and their parents or guardians.
•Children (and their parents) attending schools that are not already taking part in a research study funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.

Exclusion Criteria

•Does not meet inclusion criteria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Language Development as measured by the LanguageScreen assessment through four components: expressive vocabulary, listening comprehension, receptive vocabulary, and sentence repetition. Assessment will be taken before the intervention at the beginning of the academic year in September-October 2024 (baseline) and again after the intervention at the end of the academic year in June-July 2025 (endline).

Secondary Outcomes

Selff-regulation as measured by the Revised Heads-Toes-Knees-Shoulders assessment (HKTS-R). Assessment will be taken before the intervention at the beginning of the academic year in September-October 2024 (baseline) and again after the intervention at the end of the academic year in June-July 2025 (endline).