Effects of a digitized phonics intervention in a Swedish context: intervention and booster outcomes for second-grade students

Effects of a digitized phonics intervention in a Swedish context: intervention and booster outcomes for second-grade students. KILA (Kompletterande intensiv lästräning i avkodning; Supplementary intensive reading instruction in decoding)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16586679

Enrollment

400

Registered

2026-05-25

Start date

2026-05-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-08

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Conditions

Risk for reading difficulties Other

Interventions

The intervention focuses on phonics to improve reading skills in Swedish students at risk of reading difficulties. The intervention is a digital adaptation of the program described in Lindström Sandah

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Enrolment in Grade 2 2. Scores below the 10th percentile on a composite measure based on screening tests of word decoding and word recognition from the LegiLexi battery administered during the spring term of Grade 1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No children meeting the inclusion criteria will be excluded from participation 2. Children who do not complete the intervention or the post-test assessments will be excluded from the analyses

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Public ContactÅsa Elwér

asa.elwer@liu.se+46-13-286805

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026