Impact of Teacher Training and the Introduction of Early Adjustments on the Developmental Trajectory of Children at Risk of SLLD in Pre-school.

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion165 enrolled

Overview

The high incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders, including specific language and learning disorders, and their profund impact on the schooling of the children concerned remains a major public health concern. Early identification and intervention are a valuable tool for improving these problems. The developmental trajectory of children could be improved by knowledge enhancement, identification and strategies to support the teachers through the involvement of health professionals in the classroom

PRISME - TSLA is a clinical trial developing experiment project for the intervention arm involving teacher training, the implementation of identification grids, follow-up observations in classroom of identified pupils, and the development of special arrangments. For the control arm, the teachers work with standard procedures of the French national education policy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

165

Conditions

Language Disorders in Children Learning; Developmental Disorder

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 6 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Pupils : * In a kindergarten school with at least 3 classes of primary school age children. * At least 5 years old on 31/12/2023. * Whose 2 parents have given their consent (the consent of a single parent if no contact is possible with the second parent despite repeated attempts) * Have received age-appropriate explanations about the study and have not refused to take part. Exclusion Criteria: Pupils in : * In a kindergarten school with fewer than 3 classes, making it impossible to randomise the school * Under 5 years of age on 31 December of the current school year. * Under guardianship

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Improvement in the developmental trajectory of pre-school children at risk of SLLD in the areas of language, learning and coordination

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Time frame: 8 months after inclusion

Secondary Outcomes

Improvement in teachers' knowledge and sense of competence

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