This study pilot tests a family wellness program that promotes academic and physical readiness for school among Latino dual language learners using a mixed methods and community engaged approach.
The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial with wait list control to pilot test a family wellness program designed for Latino dual language learners entering Kindergarten and their families. The investigators will recruit up to 48 parent-child dyads to participate in the study. Families will be randomly assigned to session one beginning in June 2022 or session two beginning in July 2022. The investigators will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the family wellness program as well as preliminary effects on parenting behaviors and child language and literacy skills.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
Weekly one-hour online workshops over an 8 week period. Families will also receive text message reminders as part of the intervention.
Child Health Institute
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Number of sessions attended
Number of sessions attended by participants will be used to assess the feasibility of the online family wellness program.
Time frame: 2months
Acceptability assessed by the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
Data on perceived acceptability will be captured via parent report on the AIM survey. The AIM is a 4 item survey that assesses acceptability. Higher scores indicate higher acceptability.
Time frame: 2 months
Home learning environment
The home learning environment will be assessed with the StimQ, a caregiver-reported measure of cognitive stimulation for children that includes domains on the home literacy environment (READ scale) and responsiveness (Parental Verbal Responsiveness scale). The READ scale includes 3 subdimensions (Book Reading Quantity, Diversity of Content, Book Reading Quality). Scores on the READ scale range from 0 to 18. The Parental Verbal Responsiveness scale includes a subdimension on responsiveness during routines (Everyday Routines). Scores range from 0 to 8. Higher scores indicate more cognitive stimulation
Time frame: Enrollment, 2months, 4months
Child vocabulary
Child vocabulary will be assessed using an investigator developed measure. Higher scores indicate higher skills
Time frame: Enrollment, 2months, 4months
Child literacy skills
Literacy skills including concepts about books, story retelling, narrative thematic knowledge, letter and sound identification will be assessed using an investigator developed measure. Higher scores indicate higher skills
Time frame: Enrollment, 2 months, 4 months
Home health routines
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Descriptive survey examining health routines including nutrition, physical activity, and sleep
Time frame: Enrollment, 2 months, 4 months