Reciprocal Reading: a training programme for teachers aimed at improving reading skills of pupils

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: iteracy attainment; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81582662
• Lead Sponsor: Queen's University Belfast

Brief Summary

Funder report results in https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Projects/Evaluation_Reports/Reciprocal_Reading.pdf final report (added 09/12/2019) 2018 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2018.08.002 (added 12/08/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-06-23
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 22 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6200

Inclusion Criteria

1. State-funded primary schools in England which have not previously received the Fischer Family Trust literacy package of training (external and internal) to deliver Reciprocal Reading and which are not currently involved in any other EEF Key Stage 2 literacy trials
2. Pupils entering Year 4 in the 2017/18 academic year will be considered as potential participants for the whole-class programme
3. Pupils entering Year 5 and 6 in the 2017/18 academic year who have poor comprehension skills, but stronger decoding skills (as selected by teachers), will be eligible for the targeted programme

Exclusion Criteria

1. Schools not in England
2. Non state-funded schools
3. Schools which are involved in other EEF Key Stage 2 literacy trials
4. Schools which have previously received the Fischer Family Trust literacy package of training to deliver Reciprocal Reading

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified