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Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction Experiment
Sponsor: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Summary
This RCT study involves teachers divided into an experimental group and a control group. Teachers in the experimental group will receive SISI training to support the sign language development of deaf children, while those in the control group will continue with "business-as-usual" teaching methods. Pre- and post-assessments will be conducted for all deaf children at the beginning and end of the school year.
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial: Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2025-04-01
Completion Date
2026-07-30
Last Updated
2025-11-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
Evidence-based instructional methods guided by cognitive, sociocultural, and linguistic theories that are applied to interventions supporting sign language development among deaf children.
Business-As-Usual Instruction
Teachers will teach business-as-usual without the inclusion of SISI.
Locations (1)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States