Findings from the pilot will inform recommendations on how to effectively scale up the use of LanguageScreen and RAPT in a larger trial involving more nursery settings and Test Administrators.
The pilot is open to up to three nursery settings that are either state-maintained or PVI.
Settings that are already taking part in the Effectiveness trial of Nuffield Early Language Intervention – Preschool, are not eligible to participate.
All 3 to 4-year-old children (as on 31st August 2024) who are in the pre-school classroom are eligible to take part.
A small-scale pilot study.
Two NFER Test Administrators will visit the settings to administer both the RAPT and LanguageScreen Assessments. Assessments will be carried out on an individual basis and will take a maximum of 30 minutes per child.
Staff at the setting will be asked to support the Test Administrator’s visit, for example by providing a suitable space for them to administer tests to children.
By participating in the pilot, settings will help NFER to understand how best to administer the RAPT and LanguageScreen together and to finalise an approach to scoring the RAPT. The findings will be used to inform a larger scale programme of language screening with nursery settings which will take place later in the year.
Data collection for the project will take place in the week commencing 3 March 2025.
Recruitment for this pilot has been completed.
If you would like any additional information or have any further questions, please contact the research team at [email protected].
