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Dialogic book-sharing (DBS) is a parenting reading method used to stimulate reciprocal interactions between young children and their caregivers [As book-sharing can draw focus to various themes and explore the meaning of events [The aim of the present study was to examine the neurocognitive and socio-emotional effects of a DBS intervention in a sample of LMIC preschool children over a period of six months (3.5–4 years), compared to a waitlist control group receiving care as usual. The impact of dialogic book-sharing on receptive and expressive language, verbal fluency, executive function, attention, and basic theory of mind development of the intervention group was assessed by comparing standardized test scores between the two groups, pre- and post-intervention. We hypothesized that, at post-intervention, the intervention group would perform better than the control group on receptive and expressive language measures, as well as on measures of neurocognitive and socio-emotional development. We are testing whether any improvement in performance among the intervention group between pre- and post-intervention is greater than any improvement in performance seen among the control group.