Evaluation of Perry Beeches Academy?s one-to-one coaching initiative ? improving reading ability in Year 7 pupils with low reading ability

Randomised trial of Perry Beeches Academy?s one-to-one literacy coaching intervention for 11- to 12-year-olds considered to be vulnerable Level 4 English achievers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN46140578

Enrollment

384

Registered

2013-09-04

Start date

2013-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Struggling readers/low literacy levels Not Applicable

Interventions

The trial will include two experimental groups: The 384 children will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group 1. One-to-one coaching intervention (academic year 2013-14) Group 2. Wait-list c

the autumn term of Year 7. Pre-testing will occur before pupils are randomised to avoid knowledge of the intervention affecting the pre-test results. After pre-testing, pupils will be randomised into

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Year 7 pupils that are below National Curriculum level 4c in English and/or below level 4c in reading or writing at the end of Key Stage 2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Year 7 pupils with National Curriculum level 4c or above in Engish, reading and writing at the end of Key Stage 2 2. Parental opt-out

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The paper Short Form of the Progress in English Test (PiE; GL Assessment) will be used to measure reading and writing ability at baseline. The paper Long Form version of PiE will be used to measure reading and writing ability at follow-up. This latter version also contains open response comprehension questions and writing tasks. All pupils will be tested using PiE at the beginning and end of the intervention, regardless of which study arm they have been allocated to. Baseline testing for this project will occur in September 2013, at the beginning of the new school year. The intervention will continue until the post-test in July 2014.	—

Measure

Time frame

The paper Short Form of the Progress in English Test (PiE; GL Assessment) will be used to measure reading and writing ability at baseline. The paper Long Form version of PiE will be used to measure reading and writing ability at follow-up. This latter version also contains open response comprehension questions and writing tasks. All pupils will be tested using PiE at the beginning and end of the intervention, regardless of which study arm they have been allocated to. Baseline testing for this project will occur in September 2013, at the beginning of the new school year. The intervention will continue until the post-test in July 2014.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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