Evaluation of Rhythm for Reading ? improving reading ability in Year 7 pupils with low reading ability

Randomised trial of the ?Rhythm for Reading? programme for 11-12 year olds considered to be ?vulnerable? Level 4 English achievers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10404460

Enrollment

400

Registered

2013-07-29

Start date

2012-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Struggling readers/low literacy levels Not Applicable

Interventions

The project will be run as a randomised controlled trial, with a minimum of 400 individual Year 7 pupils across 6 South East London secondary schools randomly assigned to two groups ? Rhythm for Readi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Year 7 Pupils that were below National Curriculum level 4 in English and/or below level 4 in reading at the end of Key Stage 2. If necessary for sample size, low level 4 readers will also be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Year 7 pupils with National Curriculum level 4 or above in English and reading. Parental opt-out.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Overall reading ability [as measured by the New Group Reading Test (NGRT)] Both primary and secondary measures come from the NGRT. This was administered to all pupils in the study twice, once in late March/early April 2013, the follow-up in July 2013	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Reading ability (NGRT subsection) 2. Reading comprehension (NGRT subsection) Both primary and secondary measures come from the NGRT. This was administered to all pupils in the study twice, once in late March/early April 2013, the follow-up in July 2013	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026