Reading skills amongst Year 3 and Year 4 pupils. Other
Conditions
Interventions
After signing up and completing the MoU, schools nominate the lowest-attaining half of each year group for baseline reading assessments using FFT’s Reading Assessment Programme (RAP). Teachers then se
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schools: 1. All state-funded schools with primary-aged children in England and at least two year 3 and two year 4 classes. 2. A maximum of ten schools from the same Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) can be recruited provided the individual schools meet all other eligibility criteria. Pupils: Identifying eligible pupils in this trial will follow a two-step process: 1. In summer 2025, schools will nominate around 30 pupils each from each year group (years 2 and 3 at this point in time) to be screened using the RAP. 2. Through September – October 2025, nominated pupils (now in years 3 and 4) will be screened using the RAP. Teachers will use a combination of RAP scores and their professional judgement to select 8 pupils from each year group per school who will participate in the trial
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools: 1. Schools that are taking part in any other EEF funded trials within the same academic year. 2. Schools that are offering any of the following programmes: Accelerated Reader, Reciprocal Reading, Dyslexia Gold, Lexia, ReadingPlus, Fresh Start (RWI), Sparx Reader 3. Schools that are participating in the follow Evidence into Action (EiA) projects: EiA in Worcestershire - Leading Literacy, EiA in Dudley - Reading Comprehension, EiA in Southwark - Disciplinary Reading or Havering - Scaffolding in reading. 4. Schools that were using TWL in 2023/24 or 2024/25 Pupils: 1. In Year groups outside of Year 3 and Year 4 in 2025/26 academic year 2. Pupils who are severely visually impaired or those who demonstrate selective mutism are not eligible to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reading skills measured using the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test 3rd Edition (WRMT-III). A composite score will be derived from four WRMT-III subtests using Principal Components Analysis (PCA). The baseline measurement is being taken prior to randomisation in September 2025. Endpoint assessment will be undertaken after at least 16 weeks of delivery of the intervention (and an equivalent time point for control settings). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Four subtests from WRMT-III: 1. Oral reading fluency sub-test 2. Passage comprehension sub-test 3. Word identification sub-test 4. Word attack sub-test Additionally, eight items from section R7 of the student survey from Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) (IEA, 2020) will measure pupils’ attitudes towards reading, and will be measured using the total score across all eight items. The baseline measurement is being taken prior to randomisation in September 2025. Endpoint assessment will be undertaken after at least 16 weeks of delivery of the intervention (and an equivalent time point for control settings). | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactGemma Schwendel
Outcome results
None listed