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Supporting Language Development through a Texting Program: Initial Results from Denmark
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Aarhus: Institut for Økonomi, Aarhus Universitet, 2023.
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T1 - Supporting Language Development through a Texting Program: Initial Results from Denmark
AU - Loeb, Susanna
AU - Riis-Vestergaard, Michala Iben
AU - Simonsen, Marianne
PY - 2023/1/24
Y1 - 2023/1/24
N2 - This paper presents the results from a large-scale family-level randomized controlled trial evaluation of a texting program, TipsbyText, which had as its primary goal to enhance child language development through supporting parents and caregivers in creating playful, language stimulating activities. The program was delivered to parents of children aged 3-6 in Danish preschools and the evaluation combines the data from the randomized controlled trial with population-level register-based data. We measure outcomes immediately after program delivery and at one-year follow-up. While the program was generally well liked by parents and delivered as intended with relatively low dropout, TipsByText did not affect children’s language development, neither for the full sample, nor for any pre-defined subgroups. We discuss possible reasons for the lack of positive effects.
AB - This paper presents the results from a large-scale family-level randomized controlled trial evaluation of a texting program, TipsbyText, which had as its primary goal to enhance child language development through supporting parents and caregivers in creating playful, language stimulating activities. The program was delivered to parents of children aged 3-6 in Danish preschools and the evaluation combines the data from the randomized controlled trial with population-level register-based data. We measure outcomes immediately after program delivery and at one-year follow-up. While the program was generally well liked by parents and delivered as intended with relatively low dropout, TipsByText did not affect children’s language development, neither for the full sample, nor for any pre-defined subgroups. We discuss possible reasons for the lack of positive effects.
KW - Text messages
KW - Randomized trial
KW - Language development
KW - Children
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Economics Working Papers
BT - Supporting Language Development through a Texting Program: Initial Results from Denmark
PB - Institut for Økonomi, Aarhus Universitet
CY - Aarhus
ER -