READ-IT feasibility study: Teaching early reading skills to adults with intellectual disabilities using a support worker/family carer mediated on-line reading programme

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) with poor reading abilities; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11409097
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Warwick

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35065664/ (added 24/01/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-07
• Study Completion: 2022-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 3 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults administratively defined as having an ID (i.e., through receipt of/being known to services)
2. Have the capacity to give informed consent
3. Have a level of competence in understanding English suitable to access Headsprout® Early Reading program (HER® [assessed using the HER® placement test])
4. Can sound out words (although degree of articulation will not be a factor). (This is a requirement of the HER® component of the intervention)
5. Have access to appropriate internet-enabled technology
6. Either have basic mouse skills, or the capacity to be taught basic mouse skills
7. Are living in a setting in which they are getting daily living skills support supported by a support worker/family carer
8. Have access to a support worker who are themselves able to read and willing to support the individual for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Visual impairments severe enough to limit their access to computer-based technology even with adaptations

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified