An Evaluation of Teaching Assistant-Based Small Group Support for Literacy

Completed

• Conditions: Small group teaching assistance for literacy; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18254678
• Lead Sponsor: Education Endowment Foundation

Brief Summary

2016 results in: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Projects/Evaluation_Reports/ABRA_with_addendum.pdf

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-20
• Study Completion: 2016-07-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 August 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Coventry University will attempt to recruit 60 primary schools in Birmingham, Coventry, Warwickshire, Worcester and Solihull
All students in Year 1 in participating schools are part of the study group (except where parents have signed the opt-out consent form)

Exclusion Criteria

Students whose parents sign opt-out consent forms

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General reading ability, as measured by progress on the PIRA assessment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Word reading (Diagnostic Test of Word Reading Performance) <br>2. Receptive vocabulary (the British Picture Vocabulary Scales 3) <br>3. Phonological and letter sounds skills (using selected subtests from the Primary Inventory of Phonological Awareness). <br>4. Additional secondary outcomes will be KS1 reading and writing one year later<br>