Does the Tips by Text programme, a text-message curriculum for parents of children in reception, improve children's literacy, language, numeracy and socio-emotional skills?

A randomised trial of whether the Tips by Text programme, a text-message curriculum for parents of children in reception year, improves children's literacy, language, numeracy and socio-emotional skills

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17575452

Enrollment

2730

Registered

2020-04-30

Start date

2019-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Home learning environment, education, children's literacy, language, numeracy and socio-emotional skills Not Applicable Home learning environment

Interventions

Eligible schools are state-funded schools based in the North-East of England. Those schools with more than one Reception class and with larger numbers of free school meals pupils will be prioritised i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parent of a pupil in the Reception year group of an eligible state-funded school based in the North-East of England

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to access the Tips by Text intervention on a mobile phone 2. Informed consent not given

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Literacy as measured by the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension (YARC) at baseline and after 9 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Communication and language, and numeracy measured by children's achievement on the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) after 9 months 2. Social-behavioral development as assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire after 9 months 3. We will also conduct an exploratory analysis of children's literacy and personal and social development outcomes as measured by the EYFSP after 9 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Communication and language, and numeracy measured by children's achievement on the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) after 9 months 2. Social-behavioral development as assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire after 9 months 3. We will also conduct an exploratory analysis of children's literacy and personal and social development outcomes as measured by the EYFSP after 9 months

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactLucy Stokes

l.stokes@niesr.ac.uk+44 (0)20 7654 1928

Outcome results

None listed

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