Building Better Readers: testing the value of MiniLit for Year 1 students with low reading ability

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Reading difficulties; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000179336
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-02-02
• Study Completion: 2018-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 237

Inclusion Criteria

Being in the bottom 25th percentile of readers at the start of Year 1 of primary school. Defined using the Wheldall Assessment of Reading Lists and it's published cut points.

Exclusion Criteria

Students with severe disabilities (e.g. cerebal palsy, vision/hearing impairments) that do not allow them to participate in the intervention.

Students with Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE) whose English Language abilities does not allow them to participate in the intervention.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child reading as measured by the York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension - Passage Reading (YARC – PR) [12 months post-randomisation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child literacy domains as measured by the YARC - Early Reading[6 and 12 months post-randomisation];Cost-effectiveness, will be measured using actual costs incurred by the intervention group for items such as resources, personnel and travel required to deliver the intervention.[12 months post-randomisation]