Literacy promotion for Hispanic families in a primary care setting: a randomized, controlled trial.
Pediatrics
; 103(5 Pt 1): 993-7, 1999 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Reading aloud is an important activity to prepare children to succeed in learning to read. Many Hispanic children have reading difficulties and therefore are at increased risk for school failure.METHODS:
We conducted a prospective, randomized, controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of a literacy promoting intervention delivered to low-income Hispanic families with infants. We consecutively enrolled 135 low-income Hispanic parents of healthy 5 to 11 month old infants. Families were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 65) or control (n = 70) group. At enrollment and at two consecutive well-child visits, pediatricians gave intervention families 1) an age-appropriate bilingual children's book, 2) a bilingual handout explaining the benefits of reading to children, and 3) literacy-promoting anticipatory guidance. Ten months after enrollment we reinterviewed 130 parents.RESULTS:
Both groups were comparable at baseline. At follow-up, intervention parents were more likely to read books with their child at least 3 days/week (intervention = 66% vs control parents = 24%) and to report that reading books was one of their three most favorite things to do with their child (intervention = 43% vs controls = 13%). Intervention families also had a greater number of children's books and total books at home. Using a multiple logistic regression model, controlling for child and parental age, reading habits, and English proficiency, we found that the odds of parents reading to their child at least 3 days/week were 10 times greater in intervention families (OR 10.1, 95% CI 4.0-25.6) compared with control families.CONCLUSIONS:
This simple, culturally appropriate intervention significantly increased literacy behaviors in low-income Hispanic families.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Primaria de Salud
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Lectura
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Hispánicos o Latinos
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Educación
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatrics
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos