Evaluation of Family SKILLS, a family literacy programme for families with English as an Additional Language EAL

Cluster-randomised controlled trial of Family SKILLS, a family literacy programme for families with English as an Additional Language (EAL), delivered to 4-5-year-old pupils with EAL and their parents/carers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN90043546

Enrollment

6020

Registered

2016-09-29

Start date

2016-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Low literacy among 4-5 year old pupils with English as an additional language Not Applicable

Interventions

Family SKILLS is a 30-hour family literacy programme targeted at the parents of Reception year children with English as an Additional Language (EAL), with children attending some sessions. Family SKIL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pupils in reception year (aged 4-5) an their parents/carers 2. English as an additional language (as defined by the school)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants not fulfilling inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Literacy skills, measured through the CEM BASE progress test, provided by the University of Durham’s Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM). Pre-intervention assessments will be carried out in October 2016 and post-intervention assessments will be carried out in June/July 2017.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Home Literacy Environment, measured using a bespoke parent survey. Pre-surveys will take place in September/October 2016 and post-surveys will take place in May/June 2017.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactMartina Vojtkova

Outcome results

None listed

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