作者
Elaine Reese, Jesse Kokaua, Hayley Guiney, Tugce Bakir-Demir, Jimmy McLauchlan, Clair Edgeler, Elizabeth Schaughency, Mele Taumoepeau, Karen Salmon, Amanda Clifford, Natasha Maruariki, Stuart McNaughton, Peter Gluckman, Charles Nelson, Justin O'Sullivan, Ran Wei, Valentina Pergher, Sophia Amjad, Anita Trudgen, Richie Poulton
发表日期
2023/9/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
13
期号
9
页码范围
e073361
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Introduction
Oral language skills are associated with children’s later self-regulation and academic skills; in turn, self-regulation in early childhood predicts successful functioning later in life. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the separate and combined effectiveness of an oral language intervention (Enhancing Rich Conversations, ENRICH) and a self-regulation intervention (Enhancing Neurocognitive Growth with the Aid of Games and Exercise, ENGAGE) with early childhood teachers and parents for children’s oral language, self-regulation and academic functioning.
Methods and analysis
The Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start) study is a cluster randomised controlled trial with teachers and children in approximately 140 early childhood centres in New Zealand. Centres are randomly assigned to receive either oral language intervention only (ENRICH), self-regulation intervention only (ENGAGE), both …