Read to Me! Uptake Study PosterStudy: READ TO ME! UPTAKE STUDY (REMUS)
Info: Reading to and other language based activities (e.g. singing, reciting rhymes) with very young children is important for development and for later reading success.
Evaluations of early literacy interventions in the USA have reported an increase in frequency of parents reading aloud to children.
Reading aloud to children is influenced by: parental literacy level, income, education of parent, age of parent, number of children and adults in the home and being a minority.
Parental engagement in language based activities with infants has not been sufficiently studied.
Study: READ TO ME! UPTAKE STUDY (REMUS)
Info: Reading and other language based activities (e.g. singing, reciting rhymes) with very young children are important for development and later reading success.
Adult literacy rates influence parental engagement in literacy activities with their infants.
Population data indicates differences in literacy rates that reflect social capital resources in the area.
Study: CIHR TEAM IN ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Info: What is CATHI?
CATHI stands for Computer Automated Telephone Help and Information System.
CATHI is an interactive voice response system.
Speech is generated by pre-programming written text or by recording human speech.
CATHI interacts with people by recognizing words that have been pre-programmed into the system.
Study: CIHR TEAM IN ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Info: Using web-based technology to bridge geographical barriers for student training opportunities
Study: EVALUATION OF NEWBORN FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES
Info: Article from Metro News on new Literacy Research Program funding.
Study: EVALUATION OF NEWBORN FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES
Info: Chronicle Herald article on new Literacy Research funding.
Study: EVALUATION OF NEWBORN FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES
Info: The Maritime Early Literacy Evaluation Team, based at the IWK Health Centre, has been awarded a $300,000 research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to explore the impacts of literacy programs delivered to families of newborns in hospitals.
Study: CIHR TEAM IN ACCESS TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
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Presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine 30th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, April 22-25, 2009
The Computer Automated Telephone Help and Information System (CATHI) Pilot Study evaluated the feasibility of using an interactive voice recognition system to provide parent skills training for the management of mild to moderate behaviour problems in children.
Parents with children aged 4-12 years participated in a 4-week distance treatment program. Participants were assigned to one of two groups: CATHI supported (called CATHI only) or CATHI and live coach supported (called coach for 1 week and CATHI for 3 weeks).
CATHI was designed to facilitate skills training, monitor progress, and help parents schedule weekly call-in times. At the end of treatment, parents completed the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) and the CATHI Survey (CS) to determine overall satisfaction and satisfaction with specific aspects of the system.
This poster presents data on the following research questions:
This study provides preliminary evidence of parental support for the use of interactive voice response technology in parent skills training. CATHI has the potential to provide highly accessible and cost-effective parent skills training.
