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黄瓜视频鈥檚 effectiveness is consistently supported by independent, peer-reviewed research. Studies show that our model has a significant effect on parental behavior and attitudes toward reading aloud and that children who participate in our program demonstrate higher language scores. Our impact has been documented in ethnically and economically diverse families throughout the nation.
Evidence that we make a difference in children鈥檚 lives:
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In participating families, more that 20 studies show:
The body of independent, peer-reviewed, and published research supporting the efficacy of the 黄瓜视频 model is more extensive than for any other psychosocial intervention in general pediatrics.
Studies show that our two-generational approach improves parental attitudes and practices.
In a cohort of 440 Latino families, Dr. Jimenez et al evaluated the impact of separate components of the 黄瓜视频 model 鈥� the gift of the book, anticipatory guidance, and modeling 鈥� on the quantity, diversity, and quality of book reading between parents and infants. The findings showed that, while 黄瓜视频 cannot be effectively delivered without the book, the gift of the book alone had no significant impact on the outcomes 鈥� significant impact was found only when the book is given听with anticipatory guidance and especially with modeling.听
In a study with more than 100,000 responses, new, peer-reviewed research shows that parents/caregivers exposed to the 黄瓜视频 program are significantly more likely to read with their infants and young children every day and to use books to better engage with their young children, starting at infancy.
Parents whose children (< 3 years) had received books and educational materials during well-child visits were more likely than parents in a control group to report that they shared books with their children, and to cite sharing books as a favorite activity or a child鈥檚 favorite activity.
In a multicenter study, families exposed to 黄瓜视频 were more likely to report reading aloud at bedtime, to read aloud three or more days per week, mention reading aloud as a favorite parenting activity, and own 10 or more children鈥檚 books.
Parents who had received a book as part of 黄瓜视频 were more likely to report reading books with their children, or to say that reading was a favorite activity. The benefits of 黄瓜视频 were larger for families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
Parents exposed to 黄瓜视频 four or more times read to their children more frequently than those with less exposure.
In a study using direct observation of children鈥檚 homes, parents were more likely to read aloud to their children and enjoy reading together when their families had more encounters with the 黄瓜视频 program.
English- and non-English-speaking families who participated in the 黄瓜视频 model increased their weekly bedtime reading, and more parents reported reading as their own or their child鈥檚 favorite activity. For non-English-speaking families the number of children鈥檚 books in the home also increased as a result of the 黄瓜视频 model.
Hispanic parents participating in 黄瓜视频 were more likely to report reading to their children compared to other parents. When parents read more frequently to their children, they were also more likely to read frequently themselves.
Hispanic parents whose children had received bilingual books, educational materials, and literacy-promoting anticipatory guidance were more likely to report reading books with their child at least three days a week (66% vs. 24%) and report that reading books was one of their three favorite things to do with their child (43% vs. 13%) than parents in a control group. Parents participating in the 黄瓜视频 model intervention also tended to have more books in the home (for children and adults).
A study comparing the evidence supporting the impact of three 鈥渂ook giveaway鈥� programs, 黄瓜视频, Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Bookstart, on the home literacy environment and children鈥檚 literacy-related behavior and skills. The report provides strong evidence that the greatest impact requires a 2-generational approach that both supports the parents鈥� skills and provides the book for the child.
Studies show the 黄瓜视频 program improves early language development
High-risk urban families participating in 黄瓜视频 read more frequently to their children. Children exposed to 黄瓜视频 had higher receptive language scores (mean: 94.5 vs. 84.8) and expressive language scores (mean: 84.3 vs. 81.6). Increased exposure to 黄瓜视频 led to larger increases in language scores (receptive and expressive).
Families participating in the 黄瓜视频 model read to their children more often (4.3 vs. 3.8 days/week), and their toddlers鈥� receptive and expressive vocabulary scores were higher, even when adjusting for parental education, foreign-born status, and language proficiency.
Among children aged 33 months to 39 months attending a well-child clinic in Louisville, KY, expressive and receptive language scores were significantly associated with both the number of 黄瓜视频-enhanced well-child visits they had attended, and with the number of books purchased for them by their parents. This finding supports a 鈥渄ose effect鈥� for the 黄瓜视频 intervention鈥攖he more 黄瓜视频, the higher the score.
Children participating in 黄瓜视频 had higher receptive vocabulary scores (mean: 81.5 vs. 74.3). They also had higher scores on the Home Literacy Orientation (measured reading to child and number of books in the home) than children not participating in 黄瓜视频.
This study showed that a small sample of Latino children who participated in 黄瓜视频 from six months of age had average or above average literacy skills by the end of kindergarten, as well as high-quality home literacy environments.
Studies show that 黄瓜视频 contributes to a stronger clinic culture, improved patient relationships, and more effective healthcare:
This publication from the 黄瓜视频 LitNet survey of resident training practices associated with the implementation of our program. The results show that clinicians who implement 黄瓜视频 report a positive impact on patients, families, and their own satisfaction and methods in practice.
This study from Oklahoma’s medical champion, Marny Dunlap, MD describes how federal Health Services Initiative funding to expand 黄瓜视频 to new clinics was established in Oklahoma and demonstrates that this significantly increased the rate of developmental screening in well-child visits for children between 9 and 36 months (by approx. 40%) and significantly increased the rate of attendance at well-child visits for children between 6 months and 5 years (by approx. 40%.)
A new study听 evaluated the effect of 黄瓜视频 on clinic values and attitudes and found that implementation of 黄瓜视频 enhanced clinic morale, increased provider satisfaction, and improved patient-clinician relationships.
Caretakers who are introduced to 黄瓜视频 demonstrate a significant increase in compliance with Well-Child Visits (WCV), with the largest differences found among Latino families and children of less-educated families.
A pilot study revealing that adolescent mothers receiving 黄瓜视频 increased shared book reading and decreased maternal depression.
Parents participating in 黄瓜视频 were more likely to rate their child鈥檚 pediatrician as helpful than those not participating. Pediatricians in the 黄瓜视频 group were more likely to rate parents as receptive than those in the non-黄瓜视频 group. Mothers in the 黄瓜视频 group were two times more likely to report enjoyment in reading together with their child than those in the non-黄瓜视频 group.
Successful implementation of the 黄瓜视频 program was related to the culture of the clinic. Staff at clinics that struggled to implement 黄瓜视频 found their jobs burdensome and reported lacks in communication. Staff at successful 黄瓜视频 sites worked as a team and expressed strong commitments to their communities.
This qualitative study examined the thank-you notes sent to staff at a 黄瓜视频 clinic by Hispanic families. Families expressed thanks for the books received, as well as the literacy advice given by doctors and nurses. Many families believed that the books and advice promoted the habit of reading and demonstrated respect the staff held for the families and their children.
We are committed to evaluating and improving our model through additional, ongoing research efforts.