About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of language and behavioral interventions for students who are English language learners and who have symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The main question it aims to answer is:
\- Which intervention is better for the students: the behavioral intervention, the language intervention, or a combination of the behavioral and language interventions?
Participants will be asked to do the following:
* Participants' parents and teachers will be asked to complete questionnaires about their behavior. * Participants will be asked to complete tests assessing language, cognitive, and academic abilities. * Members of the research team will complete classroom observations for the participating students. * Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four groups: a school as usual group, a language group, a daily report card group, and a combined daily report card and language group.
* If assigned to the language group, participants will receive an 18-week language intervention. * If assigned to the daily report card group, a behavioral consultant will work with participants' parents and teachers to set up a home-school behavior plan called a daily report card. * If assigned to the combined daily report card and language group, participants will receive both the language intervention and the daily report card. * If assigned to the school as usual group, participants will no study interventions.
Researchers will compare the language group, the daily report card group, the combined language and daily report card group, and the school as usual group to see which group has the best language learning and classroom behavior at the end of the program.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Identified as an English Language Learner Level 1 through 4 by their school district
Enrolled in kindergarten or 1st grade during the year of participation
6 or more symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder endorsed by parent or teacher
Has a teacher who is willing to participate
Disqualifiers
Participant has an active Individualized Education Plan for language or behavior
Participant IQ is less than 70
Participant is diagnosed with psychosis
Participant is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder with severity level 2 or greater or another pervasive developmental disorder
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Daily Report Card
- Language Intervention
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Florida International University
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
Collaborator
Nova Southeastern University
Collaborator
University of South Florida
Collaborator