Evaluation of a Year 1 Reading Support Programme

Independent evaluation of small group reading support programmes to improve literacy in Year 1 pupils: a three-armed cluster randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN37208856

Enrollment

5400

Registered

2018-04-16

Start date

2018-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-16

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Conditions

Literacy skills Mental and Behavioural Disorders Literacy skills

Interventions

Participating schools are randomly assigned to one of three study arms: 1. ABRA – ICT Delivery: Year 1 children in groups of 3-5 pupils work with a specially trained member of school

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Year 1 pupils in participating classes at participating schools

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reading ability is assessed using the Progress in Reading Assessment (PiRA) test at baseline and 1 year follow up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcomes are collected on a sub-sample of participants (approximately 1800 participants): 1. Reading ability is assessed using the Diagnostic Test of Word Reading Processes (DTWRP) at 1 year follow up. 2. Ability to sound out single letters and letter combination is assessed using the Letter Sound Test (LeST) at 1 year follow up. 3. Reading attitudes are assessed using a survey at 1 year follow up. 4. Long term academic outcomes may be collected from the National Pupil Databse, for example KS1 outcomes at 2 year follow up.	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcomes are collected on a sub-sample of participants (approximately 1800 participants): 1. Reading ability is assessed using the Diagnostic Test of Word Reading Processes (DTWRP) at 1 year follow up. 2. Ability to sound out single letters and letter combination is assessed using the Letter Sound Test (LeST) at 1 year follow up. 3. Reading attitudes are assessed using a survey at 1 year follow up. 4. Long term academic outcomes may be collected from the National Pupil Databse, for example KS1 outcomes at 2 year follow up.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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