Spring 2024 Gem of the Month

Enhancing early language and literacy skills for racial/ethnic minority children with low incomes through a randomized clinical trial: The mediating role of cognitively stimulating parent–child interactions

A new study by BWG member Alan L. Mendelsohn and colleagues discusses the results of a randomized clinical trial with the aim of increasing literacy in children from low-income families. The study builds on prior research on Smart Beginnings (SB), a two-tier intervention program aimed at increasing literacy skills in children from birth to age 3. The intervention includes evidence-based programs implemented in primary care (VIP; Mendelsohn et al., 2005) and in the home (FCU; Dishion & Stormshak, 2007).

First Author: Elizabeth B. Miller, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York

Miller, E. B., Canfield, C. F., Roby, E., Wippick, H., Shaw, D. S., Mendelsohn, A. L., & Morris‐Perez, P. A. (2023). Enhancing early language and literacy skills for racial/ethnic minority children with low incomes through a randomized clinical trial: The mediating role of cognitively stimulating parent–child interactions. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14064