Improving reading outcomes Not Applicable Improving reading outcomes
Conditions
Interventions
Children in the 1st intervention group will receive the Booktrust: Summer Active Reading Programme, which includes four deliveries of packs containing materials from the Booktrust Programme called Let
Sponsors
Queen's University Belfast (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Year 6 primary pupils making the transition to the 15 secondary schools 2. Only pupils identified not likely to achieve level 4, or likely to achieve a fragile level (4b or 4c), in English by the end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) (by teacher assessment), as KS2 data will not be available before the project is implemented.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pupils with assessed difficulty likely to achieve at or lower than level 2
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increases in assessed literacy ability. The New Group reading test will be used as a post-test reading ability measure. http://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/products/new-group-reading-test KS2 results (standardised national school literacy assessment) will act as a pre-test measure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in reading attitudes. The Reading Enjoyment and Confidence scale from a measure used in Progress in International Reading Literacy Study will be used as a post-test reading attitudes measure (measure defined as reading for pleasure). KS2 results (standardised national school literacy assessment) will act as a pre-test measure. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed