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A Randomized Efficacy Trial of the Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Program to Improve School Readiness of Children in Disadvantaged Communities
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating KITS Program for School Readiness. Completed, enrolled 265 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this project to determine whether the KITS Program, an intervention to improve early literacy, prosocial and emotion and behavior regulation domains of school readiness, improves school readiness and school outcomes in children from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The KITS Program is a 4-month psychosocial intervention for children at high risk for school difficulties and their caregivers. The intervention begins in the summer before kindergarten and continues across the first two months of kindergarten. The KITS intervention consists of: (a) child school readiness play groups to facilitate the development of self-regulatory, social, and early literacy skills (2 times per week in summer, 1 time per week in the fall); and (b) a 12 session psychoeducational workshop to promote parent involvement in the child's early literacy and schooling and the use of effective parenting techniques (once per week in summer, bi-weekly in the fall).