Spanish-Speaking parents may boost Kids' vocabulary with app or books
NCT ID NCT07519629
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether Spanish-speaking caregivers can teach science vocabulary to their children (ages 4-6) who have developmental language disorder. Families are randomly assigned to use an educational app or books for 8 weeks. Researchers will check if children learn new words and if caregivers can use the training effectively.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 64 people
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- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Children: * age (4-6) and not have completed kindergarten prior to pretesting * pass a hearing screening to rule out hearing loss as a cause for language impairment * speak Spanish at least 50% of their day reported in BIOS * have a confirmed diagnosis of DLD via the BESA * not have a diagnosis of intellectual disability via Matrices subtest or social communication disorder via Social Communication Questionnaire * be able to speak with at least 3-word utterances Caregivers: * have access to a smart phone * spend time with the child participant daily * speak fluent Spanish Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Locations
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NAU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
RECRUITINGFlagstaff, Arizona, 86011, United States
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