Liliana Salvador, Margarida Alves Martins
From spelling to reading: An intervention program with children at risk of reading failure
Journal of experimental child psychology
children high levels curiosity eagerness explore makes vulnerable danger hazards thus higher risk injury safety education teaching safety rules tips vital prevent children injuries although gamebased approaches potential capture childrens attention sustain interest learning whether new instructional approaches effective traditional approaches delivering safety messages children remains uncertain aim study test effectiveness gamebased intervention promoting safety knowledge behaviors among hong kong school children grades 46 also examine potential effect gamebased intervention childrens functioning psychosocial difficulties study comprises development citybased roleplaying game safe city players immersed safety inspectors prevent dangerous situations promote safety behavior virtual city environment usability acceptability tests conducted children grades 46 trial gameplay mobile phone adjustments made based feedback 4week randomized controlled trial children studying grades 46 hong kong elementary schools conducted assess effectiveness safe city gamebased intervention trial 504 children play safe city 504 children receive traditional instructional materials electronic printed safety information evaluation conducted using child selfreport parent proxyreport data specifically child safety knowledge behaviors assessed questionnaire involving items knowledge behaviors respectively home safety road safety sportrelated safety child functioning assessed pedsql generic core scales psychosocial difficulties assessed strength difficulties questionnaire questionnaires administered 3 time points 1 month 3 months intervention game usage statistics also reviewed project funded september 2019 design development safe city game currently way recruitment data collection begin september 2020 continue march 1 2021 full analysis conducted end data collection period safe city game found effective tool deliver safety education could used promote safety children community upgraded incorporate healthrelated topics support education empowerment larger public clinicaltrialsgov nct04096196 httpsclinicaltrialsgovct2shownct04096196 prr110219617756