RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 More Than Just a Nudge
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 567
OP 603
DO 10.3368/jhr.54.3.0317-8637R
VO 54
IS 3
A1 Doss, Christopher
A1 Fahle, Erin M.
A1 Loeb, Susanna
A1 York, Benjamin N.
YR 2019
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/54/3/567.abstract
AB Recent studies show that texting-based interventions can produce educational benefits in children across a range of ages. We study effects of a text-based program for parents of kindergarten children, distinguishing a general program from one adding differentiation and personalization based on each child’s developmental level. Children in the differentiated and personalized program were 63 percent more likely to read at a higher level (p < 0.001) compared to the general group, and their parents reported engaging more in literacy activities. Effects were driven by children further from average levels of baseline development, indicating that the effects likely stemmed from text content.