Thirty Million Words-Early Childhood Educator (TMW-ECE)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Language Development
In brief
The purpose of the proposed study is to determine the efficacy of an eight-module interactive, online multi-media professional development course on our target population: individuals over the age of 18, who have no more than a bachelor's degree, and are employed as early childhood educators of children between the ages of 0 and 3. Outcomes of interest include changing caregiver knowledge and beliefs about child development, and encouraging the use of strategies provided to strengthen early learning environments. The investigators will also measure how participants interact with the online course in order to determine which features help and hinder the online professional development process. The investigators hypothesize that the TMW-ECE intervention will be effective in improving educator beliefs and knowledge of their role in children's foundational brain development, and increasing the frequency of behaviors that are known to support children's language and cognitive development among our target population.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04027673
- Run by
- University of Chicago
- People needed
- 432
- Starts
- 2019-06-03
- Expected to finish
- 2020-03-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-04-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may not qualify if…
- Educators who report having a higher level of education (above a bachelor's degree, including any graduate school coursework).
- Educators who do not work with children ages 0-3 as their primary age group.
- Educators who are under the age of 18.
- Educators who do not have access to a computer or tablet with access to the internet.
- Anyone not employed by a childcare program (either home or center-based).
- Anyone whose role within a childcare setting is not that of an educator (primary teacher or assistant teacher)
Where it is running
- University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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