NCT03766906

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Familia Talk

STEM Familia Talk: A Bilingual Language Acquisition Smart Speaker App to Improve Academic Vocabulary, Engagement and Long-term Education and Health Outcomes for Latino Students and Their Families

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

After development of the Talk Stem Familia (TSF) smart-speaker application prototype, the study will evaluate the prototype's efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study. The sample will contain 50 parent-student/child dyads who will use the Alexa skill app for 6 weeks.

Detailed description

Participants will receive an Echo Dot device enabled with the application prototype using a research Amazon account created for each dyad. The Echo Dot devices will be preconfigured by project staff onto research Amazon accounts. Parents will come to one of several orientation sessions to obtain their device and set-up instructions; staff will provide follow-up phone support as needed. Usage data will show how much the device is used by each dyad. To ensure exposure to TSF, parents will be asked to engage at least 3 times per week; project staff will prompt parents bi-weekly (via text, email, device notification, phone) during the 6-week intervention to encourage usage and provide needed technical support.

Conditions

• Language Development

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Talk STEM Familia app	The Talk STEM Familia app will be used to improve access to sound instruction in scientific academic vocabulary through the development of a technology-enhanced, culturally responsive smart-speaker tool that engages Latino families in culturally responsive academic language acquisition and practice in the home setting.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-01
• Primary completion: 2019-07-30
• Completion: 2019-09-30
• First posted: 2018-12-06
• Last updated: 2023-02-08
• Results posted: 2022-12-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States