The School Readiness Journey: Capturing the Unheard Voices of Latino Parents
Oregon Health and Science University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine how a clinic-based school readiness coaching session conducted by a community health worker for parents of 3-5-year-olds affects children's School Readiness (SR) skills and parents early SR knowledge and behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer are: What impact does the clinic-based coaching session have on preschool-aged children's school readiness skills and their parents' confidence in supporting and practicing early math and literacy behaviors at home? Participants will receive a 1-hr coaching session at their pediatric clinic and return after three months for a follow-up session. Researchers will compare pre-and-post child and parent SR outcomes between these two sessions.
Description
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine how a clinic-based school readiness coaching session conducted by a community health worker for parents of 3-5-year-olds affects children's school readiness (SR) skills and parents early SR knowledge and behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer are: What impact does the clinic-based coaching session have on preschool-aged children's school readiness skills as measured by the Brigance Early Childhood Screen III? and What impact does the clinic-based coaching session have on parents' confidence in supporting and practicing early math and liter…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Receives primary care at one of 2 clinic sites * Parent or caregiver of 3-6-year-old * Child is eligible for Medicaid services * Parent and child can communicate in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Child is too ill to participate * Parents who are unable to complete study activities
Interventions
- BehavioralSchool Readiness Coaching Intervention
Two 1-hr School Readiness Coaching Session
Location
- Oregon Health and Science UniversityPortland, Oregon