Peer assisted learning strategies for reading UK (PALS-UK)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Reading comprehension and fluency in children in Year 5 classes; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10664882
• Lead Sponsor: Education Endowment Foundation

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 24 January 2022
• Study Completion: 2022-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2900

Inclusion Criteria

Schools:
Schools will be recruited by the Delivery team (Coventry University), based on the following eligibility criteria:
1. Schools have never used PALS in the last three years
2. Schools have not taken part or will not take part in other trials for KS2 in the school year of 2019/2020
3. Schools should not have mixed age classes. There must be at least a one single-form entry Year 5 classroom in the school

Teachers:
All Year 5 teachers in schools taking part in the trial

Children:
There are no inclusion/exclusion criteria based on pupil characteristics as PALS-UK is a whole-class intervention. children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) will not be paired with other children but will implement PALS activities with a Teaching Assistant (TA).

Exclusion Criteria

To minimise burden on schools, pupils enrolled at the time of school recruitment in 2019 are included in the study, but pupils who join the schools at a later time will not be included in the evaluation as this would require additional information collected from schools. Parents can withdraw children at any time.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Current primary outcome measure as of 10/01/2022:<br> Reading attainment will be measured using the Progress in Reading Assessment (PiRA) test at baseline and 9 months<br><br> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, planned outcome testing in the early Summer term 2020 was postponed until December 2020. Due to the schools’ no visitor policy on site unless necessary, the PiRA test was administered by teachers, but was marked by skilled markers who were blinded to the allocation.<br><br> _____<br><br> Previous primary outcome measure:<br> Reading attainment will be measured using the Progress in Reading Assessment (PiRA) test at baseline and 9-months<br>