Title
Using Text Messages to Build Parents’ Capacity to Improve Child Language-Learning Opportunities
Date
2019
Author(s)
Kathryn Bigelow, Dale Walker, Fan Jia, Dwight Irvin, and Amy Turcotte
Brief Type
Poster
Model(s)
- Early Head Start Home-Based Option
Description
Purpose: Provide overview of evaluation to examine the impact of cellular phones and text messaging on parent engagement and improved child communication and language skills
Example Topics Addressed:
Intervention design and participant characteristics
Overview of Promoting Communication Strategies
Randomized trial results and results of secondary analyses
Data Collection Methods
- Program administrative record reviews
- Standardized assessment tools
Status
Finished
For More Information
Bigelow, K., Walker, D., Jia, F., Irvin, D., & Turcotte, A. (2019, January). Using text messages to build parents’ capacity to improve child language-learning opportunities. Poster session presented at the Eighth National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs. Washington, DC.
Link to Poster
Topics
- Participant, Family, and Program Outcomes
- Program Enhancements, Innovations, and Promising Approaches
- Program Quality, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Fidelity
- Participant Recruitment, Retention, Engagement, and Dosage