Graphogame Rime: Testing a computer programme designed to improve pupils’ literacy through teaching phonics via rhyme analogy”

Completed

• Conditions: The literacy ability of year 2 (age 6-7) pupils; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10467450
• Lead Sponsor: Education Endowment Foundation

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Projects/Evaluation_Reports/GraphoGame_Rime.pdf

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-09-17
• Study Completion: 2017-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 August 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

1. Ten primary or infant schools in Cambridgeshire that have Year 2 pupils from one of ten primary or infant schools in Cambridgeshire
2. Pupils must score below a certain score on the phonics screening check*

* Using the government’s required standard of 32 marks out of 40 as the eligibility criteria is an option, though it might lead to a sample that is too small. In 2014, 26% of Year 1 pupils in Cambridgeshire did not meet the required standard and the proportion has been decreasing each year. NFER will select an eligibility threshold in the region of 32-35 marks that ensures a large enough sample size for the evaluation while also including the pupils with the lowest level of phonological skill in the trial. The eligibility criteria will be the same for each school and, once decided, will remain the same over the two years.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pupils in private schools, special schools, or schools without Year 2 pupils
2. Pupils that are not in Year 2

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The raw score on the New Group Reading Test (NGRT) Level 2. The paper version of the test will be used, provided by GL Assessment. The tests will be administered by independent NFER test administrators, who will not know the group allocation of the pupils being tested.<br><br>To be measured before and after the intervention period.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. The GL Assessment single-word spelling test<br>2. Subject to availability through the National Pupil Database, the spelling component of the end of Key Stage 1 grammar, punctuation and spelling test<br><br>To be measured before and after the intervention period.