Evaluation of Bolton Council?s modified Vocabulary Enrichment Intervention Programme (VEIP) ? improving reading ability in Year 7 pupils with low reading ability

Randomised trial of Bolton Council?s modified Vocabulary Enrichment Intervention Programme 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

ISRCTN67513320

Enrollment

540

Registered

2013-07-29

Start date

2012-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Struggling readers/low literacy levels Not Applicable

Interventions

The 540 children will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1. VEIP+LP (Literary Plus)+BD+SW (Sounds Write) (referred to subsequently as ?FP? i.e. Full Programme)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Year 7 pupils who were achieving at Level 3, 4c (possibly 4b depending on numbers) in reading at the end of Key Stage 2, as indicated by Key to Success data.

Exclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Overall reading ability as measured by the New Group Reading Test (NGRT). All pupils are tested using the NGRT 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 February 2014.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Reading ability (NGRT subsection) 2. Reading comprehension (NGRT subsection)	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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