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ArticleJMIR pediatrics and parenting2022

The Sign 4 Big Feelings Intervention to Improve Early Years Outcomes in Preschool Children: Outcome Evaluation.

Rosemary Davidson, Gurch Randhawa

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Article in JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rosemary DavidsonInstitute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0010-4809
Gurch RandhawaInstitute for Health Research, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2289-5859
University of Bedfordshire · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAny delays in language development may affect learning, profoundly influencing personal, social, and professional trajectories. The effectiveness of the Sign 4 Big Feelings (S4BF) intervention was investigated by measuring changes in early years outcomes (EYOs) after a 3-month period.

objectiveThis study aims to determine whether children's well-being and EYOs significantly improve (beyond typical, expected development) after the S4BF intervention period and whether there are differences between boys and girls in progress achieved.

methodsAn evaluation of the S4BF intervention was conducted with 111 preschool-age children in early years settings in Luton, United Kingdom. Listening, speaking, understanding, and managing feelings and behavior, in addition to the Leuven well-being scale, were assessed in a quasi-experimental study design to measure pre- and postintervention outcomes.

resultsStatistically and clinically significant differences were found for each of the 7 pre- and postmeasures evaluated: words understood and spoken, well-being scores, and the 4 EYO domains. Gender differences were negligible in all analyses.

conclusionsChildren of all abilities may benefit considerably from S4BF, but a language-based intervention of this nature may be transformational for children who are behind developmentally, with English as an additional language, or of lower socioeconomic status.

trial registrationISRCTN Registry ISRCTN42025531; https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN42025531.

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early years outcomeslanguage developmentsign languagewell-being

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