Literacy instruction from afar : Evidence for the effectiveness of a remotely delivered language-rich reading programme
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Downing, Cameron, Evans-Jones, Gwennant, Calabrich, Simone Lira, Wynne, Caspar, Cartin, Rachel, Dunton, Joanna, Elliott, Ruth, Caralovas, Markéta, Hulme, Charles and Jones, Manon. (2025). Literacy instruction from afar : Evidence for the effectiveness of a remotely delivered language-rich reading programme. Reading and Writing. 38, pp. 77-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-023-10502-7
Authors | Downing, Cameron, Evans-Jones, Gwennant, Calabrich, Simone Lira, Wynne, Caspar, Cartin, Rachel, Dunton, Joanna, Elliott, Ruth, Caralovas, Markéta, Hulme, Charles and Jones, Manon |
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Abstract | There is good evidence that high-quality instruction targeting reading-related skills in the classroom leads to gains in reading. However, considerably less is known about the possible efficacy of remote instruction. This study evaluated the efficacy of an interactive evidence-based language-rich literacy programme. 184 children were randomly allocated either to an 8-week remotely delivered language-rich literacy programme or to a wait-list control group. Children in the programme arm (n = 77 at analysis) completed 16-lessons remotely targeting vocabulary, phonemic awareness, reading, spelling, and narrative skills. Children in the wait-list arm (n = 58 at analysis) received business-as-usal from their schools. Children’s word reading accuracy and phonemic awareness was measured prior to and after the programme delivery period. Children receiving the literacy programme made significantly larger gains than the wait-list control group on reading accuracy (d = 0.32) and phonemic awareness (d = 0.63). This study demonstrates that a remotely-delivered literacy programme is effective. These findings have important implications for delivering specialist literacy instruction at scale. |
Keywords | reading; phonemic awareness; instruction; technology |
Year | 2025 |
Journal | Reading and Writing |
Journal citation | 38, pp. 77-91 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0922-4777 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-023-10502-7 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85181523595 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Funder | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 Jan 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Dec 2023 |
Deposited | 11 Feb 2025 |
Grant ID | ES/V004050/1 |
Additional information | © The Author(s) 2024. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
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