The aim of this research is to assess the impact of the programme on the reading skills of children who are below expected reading levels in years 3 and 4 and are particularly weak with their decoding and fluency skills.
Schools will be eligible to apply if they are:
- A primary school with at least two Year 3 and two Year 4 classes
- Not currently using or have previously used FFT Tutoring with the Lightning Squad
- Not delivering Accelerated Reader, Reciprocal Reading, Dyslexia Gold, Lexia, ReadingPlus or Fresh Start (RWI)
- Not participating in the following EEF trials: Pathways Literacy, Power of Reading or Writing Roots.
- Willing to have either year group randomly assigned to intervention or control group
This is a randomised control trial which will compare the reading skills of pupils who receive the programme with those who do not.
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By participating in the evaluation of the Tutoring with the Lightning Squad programme, all schools will not only help understand its impact but also contribute to the evidence base in what works for pupil phonics and reading fluency development as well as the use of educational technology in schools.
Further information about joining the programme is available here.
If you would like any additional information or have any further questions, please contact the
research team at [email protected].
