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Using RCTs to Evaluate Effectiveness of Strengths-Based, Parent-Focused Interventions Promoting Positive Outcomes in Latino Children
Fri, April 9, 1:10 to 2:40pm EDT (1:10 to 2:40pm EDT), VirtualSession Type: Paper Symposium
Abstract
When interventions are specifically tailored to the communities they target, thereby capitalizing on the sociocultural strengths of such communities, they have the potential to produce larger sustained and positive outcomes than adapted versions developed with different communities in mind. This symposium discusses three parent-focused interventions that are tailored to Latino communities, promote positive child outcomes, and use Randomized Control Trials (RCTs), the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention.
Paper 1 examined the effectiveness of the “Food For Thought” (FFT) intervention, a 4-week program encouraging Latino parents to foster their kindergarteners’ academic skills during family food routines (e.g., cooking). Positive effects on child outcomes that are key to school success (e.g., vocabulary, approaches to learning) were found. Paper 2 investigated the effectiveness of Pequenos Elefantes, a 4-week program encouraging Latino parents to foster their preschoolers’ math skills via bilingual picture books with rich math content. Although no effects on child math outcomes were found, families reported enjoying the books, indicating strong social validity. Paper 3 investigated the effectiveness of the “Filming Interactions to Nurture Development” (FINDFM), a 6-week program encouraging Mexican American fathers to engage in supportive interactions with their young children. Positive effects on fathers’ encouragement were found where increases in fathers’ encouragement related to decreases in children’s behavior problems. Together, these papers highlight the use of RCTs to rigorously evaluate the effect of parent-focused interventions designed to promote sustained and positive parent-child outcomes with the strengths of the Latino community at the forefront.
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A Strengths-Based, Culturally Responsive Family Intervention Improves Latino Kindergarteners’ Vocabulary and Approaches to Learning - Presenting Author: Diana Leyva, University of Pittsburgh; Non-Presenting Author: Christina J Weiland, University of Michigan; Non-Presenting Author: Anna Shapiro, University of Virginia; Non-Presenting Author: Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado, Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Non-Presenting Author: Angela Febles, Davidson College
A parent-implemented mathematical language picture book intervention with Latinx dual language learners - Presenting Author: David James Purpura, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Non-Presenting Author: Sara Anne Schmitt, University of Oregon; Non-Presenting Author: Amy R Napoli, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Non-Presenting Author: Jennifer E. Dobbs-Oates, Purdue University; Non-Presenting Author: Yemimah King, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Non-Presenting Author: Laura Y Anaya, Ounce of Prevention Fund; Non-Presenting Author: Melody Kung, Georgia State University; Non-Presenting Author: Caroline Byrd Hornburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Non-Presenting Author: Lauren Westerberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Non-Presenting Author: Jimena Cosso, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Non-Presenting Author: Giulia Alexandra Borriello, Indiana University - Bloomington; Non-Presenting Author: Lindsey Bryant, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Non-Presenting Author: Ellen Litkowski, SRCD Executive Branch Fellow, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)); Non-Presenting Author: Joyce Lin, California State University - Fullerton; Non-Presenting Author: Emily Rolan, Purdue University
Filmando Interacciones para Nutrir el Desarrollo: A Randomized Pilot Study with Mexican American Fathers - Presenting Author: Holly S. Schindler, University of Washington; Non-Presenting Author: Philip Andrew Fisher, University of Oregon; Non-Presenting Author: Cindy Ola Trevino, University of Washington; Non-Presenting Author: Cory Campbell, University of Washington