Despite implementation problems, teaching assistants and students rated Units of Sound positively, with 81% of surveyed students saying it helped them read better¶

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q2 i? In the student survey, 112 of 139 respondents (81%) agreed UofS helps them read better, and the same number said it helps them spell better. → Sheard et al. 2015 q2 i? Teaching assistants reported on average that students made quite a lot of progress in reading and almost as much in spelling. → Sheard et al. 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Sheard et al. 2015¶

Mary Sheard, Bette Chambers, Louise Elliott. (2015). Units of Sound Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581097

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Paper-and-pencil five-question survey; 139 students responded. Q2 "Units of Sound helps me read better": "139 responded; 112 students (81%) answered Yes." Mean liking rating was 10.90 on a 1-15 scale, with 42 students (30%) liking it a lot.

"Despite all the technological challenges and implementation issues with the UofS programme, most students rated the programme positively and believed that it helped them with their reading and spelling."

Sheard et al. 2015 (2)¶

Mary Sheard, Bette Chambers, Louise Elliott. (2015). Units of Sound Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581097

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Teaching assistant survey (19 questions, Likert-scale and open-ended); 35 of 61 staff completed some or all items. Most found the programme useful and student engagement high, especially initially.

"On average teaching assistants responded that students made quite a lot of progress in reading ability as a result of the programme, and almost as much in spelling ability."

Discussion¶

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