Headsprout early reading evaluation in special schools
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Not Applicableack of early reading skills in pupils in KS 1& 2 in Special Schools
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN46208295
- Lead Sponsor
- Bangor University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 403
Inclusion Criteria
Participating special schools will have at least five, and up to 15 pupils at KS1 and/or KS2 who meet clearly described pupil eligibility criteria:
Pupils who do not have a reading ability beyond the level of HER® and can:
1. Sit at a computer for up to 10 minutes
2. Understand and follow one or two-step instructions
3. Imitate spoken sounds/words
4. Respond to feedback (praise or correction)
5. Use some self-initiated speech (in English) (single words to short sentences)
Exclusion Criteria
Special schools with fewer than 5 pupils who meet the eligibility criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pupils’ reading skills measured by DIBELS® Composite Score at baseline, 1 year and at post-intervention 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Components of reading fluency (e.g., letter naming fluency, phonemic segmentation fluency, nonsense word fluency, word reading fluency, and oral reading fluency) measured by DIBELS® component analysis at baseline, 1 year and at post-intervention 2 years<br> 2. Pupils’ reading self-concept (including reading for pleasure/spontaneous reading) measured by Reading self-concept scale at baseline, 1 year and at post-intervention 2 years<br>