Writing ability in primary school children Other
Conditions
Interventions
Writing Roots. A whole-school writing curriculum delivered over the course of a year received by treatment schools, who are randomly allocated with randomisation stratified by if they are in an Educat
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schools eligible for recruitment if they: 1. Are a state-funded mainstream primary school with all year groups from Year 1 to Year 6 (whole primary school), with no more than two year groups in mixed-year classes. Pupils from these schools are included in the evaluation if they are in year 2 or year 5 in the 2025/2026 academic year and parental consent for their participation is not withdrawn.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools are not eligible for recruitment if they: 1. Are participating in the following EEF trials: Pathways Literacy, Power of Reading, The OTTO Club, Rehearsal Room Writing, or any whole-school trials 2. Currently use Literacy Tree’s Writing Roots programme and have not participated in any Literacy Tree programme or training for the past 2 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Writing ability measured using the Writing Assessment Measure pre and post Writing Roots delivery in year 2 and year 5 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Writing self-efficacy measured using the Writing Self-Efficacy Measure pre and post Writing Roots delivery in year 2 and year 5 | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactElena Rosa;Merrilyn Speciani;Groom
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Outcome results
None listed