Paired Reading showed no evidence of an effect on reading outcomes for FSM pupils¶

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q3 i? The trial found no evidence of an effect on overall reading ability, sentence completion and passage comprehension for pupils eligible for free school meals. → Lloyd et al. 2015

Evidence¶

Lloyd et al. 2015¶

Cheryl Lloyd, Triin Edovald, Zsolt Kiss, Stephen Morris, Amy Skipp and Hashim Ahmed (NatCen Social Research). (2015). Paired Reading Evaluation report and Executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581127

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Pre-specified separate regression models were estimated for pupils qualified for FSM, and an interaction test was implemented to confirm the findings. The report states there was "no evidence of the Paired Reading programme having an effect" on the FSM subgroup outcomes.

"There was no evidence of the Paired Reading programme having an effect on overall reading ability, sentence completion and passage comprehension of FSM pupils."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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