Occupational Therapy-based Literacy Intervention and Classroom Based Literacy Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Literacy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a literacy focused occupational therapy intervention program versus standard classroom-based reading intervention on reading engagement and reading achievement in elementary school-aged children with emotional disturbances.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03975972

Run by

State University of New York at Buffalo

People needed

52

Starts

2019-09-02

Expected to finish

2019-12-20

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-22

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 13. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants must be in grades 1-5 .
• Participants must be between the ages of 5-13 years of age: (the age is capped at a higher level due to the population this school serves where students may repeat a grade. So, the student may be older than most elementary aged children, but from a literacy perspective, they are functioning below their peers).
• Participants must be at least one grade level below peers in reading using assessment that is utilized in school.
• Participants must be able to speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Students who are unable to speak or read English due to assessments being in English
• Students who fall outside of the age criterion listed above
• Students that are on grade level with reading

Where it is running

• University at Buffalo — Buffalo, New York, United States

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