Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if an early literacy and developmental program in addition to shared reading can increase developmental test scores at 24 months of age. All caregivers of infants in this study will receive shared reading training. Half of the caregivers will be trained in an additional coach-led caregiver-implemented early literacy and numeracy program. Information related to infant development will be collected from parent surveys, medical records, and questionnaires and assessments.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: inborn at UAB, delivered at more than 35 weeks' gestation, planned for discharge home after initial hospitalization. \- Exclusion Criteria: a major malformation, a known syndrome, admitted to the NICU, in DHR custody, enrolled in a competing study, and family's primary language is other than English or Spanish. \-