Enhancing Reading Skills in 1st Grade Children

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Literacy

In brief

The purpose of the present study is to assess a reading intervention for first graders who are identified by their teachers as reading below grade level. The intervention addresses reading skills through a variety of techniques including games, play, movement exercises, music, and breaks to enhance literacy skills and reduce frustration commonly accompanying sight word recognition and phonemic decoding. Over half of elementary school students in the United States are reading below grade level compared to their same age peers. Children with poor reading skills are more likely to experience academic and behavioral problems. When students are not reading at grade level by 4th grade, they are more likely to experience future academic failure, school dropout, juvenile delinquency, teenage pregnancy, and under- or unemployment in adulthood. Traditional methods of classroom large group instruction require children to sit quietly and concentrate on small print for extended periods of time. Many children experience frustration and agitation in response to such reading demands.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03644914

Run by

Columbia University

People needed

24

Starts

2019-02-15

Expected to finish

2019-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-07-09

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Enrolled in a NYC elementary school in 1st grade
• Between 6-7 years old
• Identified by teachers as reading below 1st grade level

You may not qualify if…

• Children with severe behavioral problems making cooperation with intervention procedures difficult

Where it is running

• NYC Elementary Public School (recruitment location) — New York, New York, United States

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