Language Learning and Language Experience

NCT06645145 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB-FY24-25-3948
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 170
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if text can support children in learning new verbs in healthy children ages three through six. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does text support help children learn new verbs? Does a child's relative benefit from text support vary according to their literacy skills? Participants will

• Watch videos of actions and hear novel words
• Name alphabet sounds to determine their literacy skills

Conditions

Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6

Keywords

verb learning; orthographic facilitation; typical development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Accuracy

  The investigators will measure accuracy in an identification task with a pointing response.

  15 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Literacy as a Mediator

  15 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Verb learning with only visual and auditory support

NO INTERVENTION

This is "gold standard" learning scenario for young children.

Verb learning with auditory, visual, and text support

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive the added support of text to determine if this additional support helps them learn novel words with higher accuracy.

Behavioral: Orthographic facilitation

Interventions

Orthographic facilitation BEHAVIORAL

Half of participants will receive orthographic support (text support) while learning new verbs. The investigators will compare learning with and without text support to determine if this aids verb learning.

Verb learning with auditory, visual, and text support

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 36 Months - 84 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Primarily exposed to English
• Typical development
• Hearing and vision within normal limits or corrected to be so

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Montclair State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Online Asynchronous

Bloomfield, New Jersey, 07003, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Grace Clark, PhD

  Montclair State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 3, 2024
• First Posted: October 16, 2024
• Study Start: October 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2025
• Study Completion: August 30, 2025
• Last Updated: November 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE

Locations

US (1)