Online video training for teachers to help children with intellectual disability read
Tests online teacher training for reading in children with intellectual disability.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Online Video Training for Teachers to Improve Reading Skills in Children Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Key facts
- Where
- Halden, NorwaySee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 14 years old?
Source: NCT06766188, who can take part
Where in Norway
- Østfold University CollegeHalden, NorwayNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Ostfold University College
- Trial code
- NCT06766188
- Record updated
- 19 February 2025
- Original description
The aim of this study is to investigate , via a randomized control trial (RCT), the effectiveness of an online video training platform designed for teachers to support the improvement of basic reading skills of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This intervention will include 14 schools and 70 students with ID who require AAC age 6-14 years old. The research question is:Read full original descriptionShow less
Online Video Training for Teachers to Improve Reading Skills in Children Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication
The aim of this study is to investigate , via a randomized control trial (RCT), the effectiveness of an online video training platform designed for teachers to support the improvement of basic reading skills of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This intervention will include 14 schools and 70 students with ID who require AAC age 6-14 years old. The research question is:
1) What is the difference between online video training and in-person training on improving word-level readig skills and phonological awareness?
The students will work with a reading material, Reading for All, that follow the strategies of Accessible Literacy Learning, developed by Janice Light and David McNaughton. Reading for All is based on the research of Janice Light and David McNaughton. The reading material are adapted for AAC-users and the students can answer with pointing or their AAC-systems. Teachers will implement the instructions at the students familiar place at school for three to five days, each week, for a year.
The reading material consist of tasks in sound blending, letter-sound correspondence, phoneme segmentation, sight words, shared reading and decoding. The teachers will use evidence based, systematic and explicit instructions and immediate and corrective feedback
Inclusion: ages 6-14 years,; diagnosed with intellectual disability, confirmed by multidisciplinary assessments carried out by the Child rehabilitation service,; not have a functional speech, i.e. require AAC to understand and make oneself understood,; must use AAC as their primary form of communication,; cannot follow ordinary curricula (LK20) but have their own education plan.
Exclusion: having a severe visual impairment and not being able to decode single words (e.g., severe hearing impairment).