Effects of Early Literacy Promotion on Child Language Development and Home Reading Environment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if early literacy promotion, which consisted of board books and reading promotion beginning with newborns, is more effective than standard literacy promotion beginning at 6 months.

Study design

Hybrid type 1 randomized controlled implementation trial of Medicaid-eligible newborns. Prior to 6 months of age, early literacy promotion participants received board books and reading promotion at well visits plus weekly text messages on reading, while standard literacy promotion participants only received weekly text messages on safety. Both groups received board books and reading promotion at well visits after 6 months as part of Reach Out and Read. Measures included proportion who received board books to assess implementation and StimQ Read Subscale (SQRS) s

SUBMITTER: Guevara JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236559 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature