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T1 - Ten steps to conducting a large, multi-site, longitudinal investigation of language and reading in young children
AU - Language and Reading Research Consortium
AU - Farquharson, Kelly
AU - Murphy, Kimberley A.
AU - Cain, Katherine Elizabeth
N1 - © 2016 Language and Reading Research Consortium, Farquharson and Murphy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
PY - 2016/3/30
Y1 - 2016/3/30
N2 - Purpose: This paper describes methodological procedures involving execution of alarge-scale, multi-site longitudinal study of language and reading comprehension inyoung children. Researchers in the Language and Reading Research Consortium(LARRC) developed and implemented these procedures to ensure data integrity acrossmultiple sites, schools, and grades. Specifically, major features of our approach, as wellas lessons learned, are summarized in 10 steps essential for successful completion of alarge-scale longitudinal investigation in early grades.Method: Over 5 years, children in preschool through third grade were administered abattery of 35 higher- and lower-level language, listening, and reading comprehensionmeasures (RCM). Data were collected from children, their teachers, and theirparents/guardians at four sites across the United States. Substantial and rigorous effortwas aimed toward maintaining consistency in processes and data management acrosssites for children, assessors, and staff.Conclusion: With appropriate planning, flexibility, and communication strategies inplace, LARRC developed and executed a successful multi-site longitudinal researchstudy that will meet its goal of investigating the contribution and role of languageskills in the development of children’s listening and reading comprehension. Throughdissemination of our design strategies and lessons learned, research teams embarkingon similar endeavors can be better equipped to anticipate the challenges.
AB - Purpose: This paper describes methodological procedures involving execution of alarge-scale, multi-site longitudinal study of language and reading comprehension inyoung children. Researchers in the Language and Reading Research Consortium(LARRC) developed and implemented these procedures to ensure data integrity acrossmultiple sites, schools, and grades. Specifically, major features of our approach, as wellas lessons learned, are summarized in 10 steps essential for successful completion of alarge-scale longitudinal investigation in early grades.Method: Over 5 years, children in preschool through third grade were administered abattery of 35 higher- and lower-level language, listening, and reading comprehensionmeasures (RCM). Data were collected from children, their teachers, and theirparents/guardians at four sites across the United States. Substantial and rigorous effortwas aimed toward maintaining consistency in processes and data management acrosssites for children, assessors, and staff.Conclusion: With appropriate planning, flexibility, and communication strategies inplace, LARRC developed and executed a successful multi-site longitudinal researchstudy that will meet its goal of investigating the contribution and role of languageskills in the development of children’s listening and reading comprehension. Throughdissemination of our design strategies and lessons learned, research teams embarkingon similar endeavors can be better equipped to anticipate the challenges.
KW - longitudinal studies
KW - reading development
KW - protocols
KW - reading comprehension
KW - language development
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00419
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00419
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
M1 - 419
ER -