The Effect of Articulatory Gestures on Early Literacy Skills in 4-year Olds

Launched by MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY · Jul 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how certain hand movements, called articulatory gestures, can help improve early reading skills in 4-year-olds. The researchers want to find out if using these gestures along with training on letters and sounds (phonemic awareness) is more effective than just focusing on mouth awareness or letter and sound training alone. This study aims to better understand how children learn to recognize letters and sounds, which are important for reading.

To participate in this trial, children must know at least 15 letter names, pass a hearing test, and be able to break down simple words into their sounds (but not too many). They should not be able to read more than one word that will be tested at the end of the study. If a child meets these criteria, they can expect to take part in fun activities that involve learning letters and sounds in different ways. This study is currently recruiting participants and is open to all children within the specified age range.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Knows 15 letter names
• • Passes hearing screening
• • Passes Fluharty-2 Language Screening
• • Can segment no more than three consonant-vowel (CV), VC, or CVC words into phonemes
• • Not able to read more than one word or nonword used in the posttest.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Does not know 15 letter names
• • Fails hearing screening
• • Fails Fluharty-2 Language Screening
• • Can segment more than three consonant-vowel (CV), VC, or CVC words into phonemes
• • Reads more than one word or nonword used in the posttest.