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Can extra decoding lessons boost literacy for nonverbal kids?

NCT ID NCT07384156

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Penn State University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether adding decoding and encoding practice to the ALLSTAR literacy program helps children with complex communication needs learn to read better. Sixty children aged 5-12 who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) will be split into two groups: one gets standard ALLSTAR, the other gets ALLSTAR with extra lessons. Researchers will measure reading skills at the start, middle, and end of the 60-lesson program to see which approach works best.

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Active substance
ALLSTAR literacy program with Integrated Decoding and Encoding instruction
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward more effective teaching strategies to help children with limited or no speech improve their reading and writing skills.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all learners. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so improvements may be modest.

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Phase

Phase 1/2

Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.

Participants

About 60 people

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Expected to start

Mar 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Feb 2031

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

5 to 12 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Have complex communication needs and use AAC, * are ages 5-12, * per report can follow two-step directions, * symbolic communicators with at least 75 words on the CDI and mean length of utterance greater than 2 * can match letters and words with greater than 90% accuracy, * can identify letter-sound correspondences from a field of 4 with greater than 70% accuracy * can identify common photographs used to represent words in the study (e.g., touch the picture of a hat, touch hot) with greater than 80% accuracy, * can sit to work in a minimum of 5 min. intervals * decoding or encoding at less than 40% accuracy based on parent or provider report and screening results; * demonstrate functional vision and hearing Exclusion Criteria: * • Do not have complex communication needs / can speak and do not need AAC, * Younger than 5 or older than 12 years of age, * Can not follow two-step directions, * Are not symbolic communicators with at least 75 words on the CDI and not combining at least 2 symbols * Can not match letters and words with \>90% accuracy, * Can not identify letter-sound correspondences from a field of 4 with greater than 70% accuracy * Can not identify common photographs used to represent words in the study (e.g., touch the picture of a hat, touch hot) with greater than 80% accuracy, * Can not attend to work for 5 mins. * decoding or encoding at more than 40% accuracy based on parent or provider report and screening results; * Do not have corrected or functional vision and hearing

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Conditions

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autism Communication intellectual disability Literacy Nonverbal Communication

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Communication, nonverbal Literacy

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  • The Pennsylvania State University

    State College, Pennsylvania, 16803, United States

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