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Literacy Octopus passive dissemination materials: CEM booklet, IEE magazine and email summaries, ResearchEd webinar archive, and Teaching How2s subscription

Design · All designs
Evidence · 1 claim (1 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q4 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description

Four providers each sent evidence-based literacy materials passively to their 2,500 allocated schools: CEM sent "the evidence-based booklet, Improving Reading: A Guide for Teachers"; IEE sent print issues of Better Evidence-based Education, the fortnightly 'Best Evidence in Brief' email, and access to the Evidence 4 Impact database; ResearchEd/NatCen sent an invitation to view an archived webinar and conference materials; and the Campaign for Learning gave schools a free Teaching How2s subscription with step-by-step visual guides. Materials were sent between spring 2015 and July 2016 with no active support.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Providers only needed to confirm they had sent their materials as planned to headteacher contacts; no active engagement or consent from schools was required

Constraints

  • The trial did not monitor whether schools engaged with or used the materials; attendance at the ResearchEd conference was not part of this trial

Target Learners

  • Key Stage 2 pupils in English primary schools

Learning Goals

  • Key Stage 2 literacy attainment

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Lord, P., Rabiasz, A., and Styles, B. (2017). 'Literacy Octopus' Dissemination Trial: Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN84508118
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title Literacy Octopus passive dissemination materials: CEM booklet, IEE magazine and email summaries, ResearchEd webinar archive, and Teaching How2s subscription
description Four providers each sent evidence-based literacy materials passively to their 2,500 allocated schools: CEM sent "the evidence-based booklet, Improving Reading: A Guide for Teachers"; IEE sent print issues of Better Ev...
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