Phonemic Segmentation for Early Literacy

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Recruiting

Led By Robyn Becker

Research Sponsored by Montclair State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

* Can segment no more than three consonant-vowel (CV), VC, or CVC words into phonemes

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up immediately after the intervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

"This trial will investigate whether practicing specific mouth movements while learning letters and sounds helps improve reading skills in young children more than just general mouth exercises or traditional letter/sound training."

Who is the study for?

This trial is for 4-year-old children who know at least 15 letter names, have normal hearing, pass a language screening test, and can only segment up to three simple words into sounds. They should not be able to read more than one word or nonword that will be used in the posttest.

What is being tested?

The study is testing if teaching kids how to make mouth movements (articulatory gestures) while learning letters and sounds improves early reading skills better than just general mouth training or only learning letters and sounds without any special mouth exercises.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this study involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, there are no physical side effects expected. However, it's important to consider potential frustration or fatigue during learning sessions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I can break down simple words into sounds.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ immediately after the intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~immediately after the intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

number of words correctly phonemically segmented from primary investigator created list

Secondary study objectives

number of nonwords read correctly from primary investigator created list

number of words read correctly from primary investigator created list

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: LPM: Letters-phonemes-general mouth awarenessExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive training for phonemic segmentation that includes using printed letters, sounds (phonemes) while simultaneously learning about the mouth in general.

Group II: LPA: Letters-phonemes-articulatory gesturesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive training for phonemic segmentation that includes using printed letters, sounds (phonemes) while simultaneously learning the articulation placements of the letters/sounds.

Group III: LP: Letters-phonemesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive training for phonemic segmentation that includes using printed letters and sounds (phonemes) only.

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