ISRCTN ISRCTN97011396
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN97011396
Secondary identifying numbers 1
Submission date
18/05/2016
Registration date
21/06/2016
Last edited
02/03/2022
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Success for All is a training and support package for primary schools that aims to help them to teach their pupils to read well. It was initially developed in the USA, where it is used by around 1,000 schools. It provides training in both approaches to teaching, such as cooperative learning and synthetic phonics, and school management. Data analysis is frequently undertaken to measure pupils’ progress, and pupils are grouped (and regularly re-grouped) into classes based on their reading ability, not their age. Teachers are provided with structured daily lesson plans and teaching materials. Additional catch-up support, such as computer-assisted learning, is provided to pupils struggling to learn to read. While there is a substantial body of existing evidence of the effectiveness of Success for All both in the US and the UK, it has only been evaluated through one large scale study in the US. There is therefore a need for the conduct of a high-quality study to strengthen the evidence behind the programme and its implementation in the UK context.

Who can participate?
Year 7 pupils (11-12 year olds) in a state secondary school in England.

What does the study involve?
Schools are randomly allocated to either deliver the Success For All approach or continue as normal for two school years. The success of the programme is assessed though literacy tests administered with all pupils at the end of Reception and Year 1.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Anticipated benefits of taking part are improvements in literacy. There are no anticipated risks of participating.

Where is the study run from?
Queen's University Belfast (UK)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
January 2013 to December 2016

Who is funding the study?
Education Endowment Foundation (UK)

Who is the main contact?
Dr Andy Biggart
a.biggart@qub.ac.uk

Study website

Contact information

Dr Andy Biggart
Scientific

School of Education
Queen's University Belfast
69-71 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)289 097 5946
Email a.biggart@qub.ac.uk

Study information

Study designCluster randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designCluster randomised trial
Study setting(s)School
Study typeOther
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleCluster randomised controlled trial evaluation of Success For All
Study objectivesWhat is the impact of Success For All on reading outcomes for participating pupils?
Ethics approval(s)1. School of Education Research Ethics Committee, Queen’'s University Belfast, March 2014
2. Ethics Committee of the Department of Education, University of York, 04/06/2013
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAttainment in literacy
InterventionSchools are randomly assigned to either deliver the Success For All approach (intervention), or continue as normal (control) for two school years.

Success for All is a training and support package for primary schools that aims to help them to teach their pupils to read well. It was initially developed in the USA. It provides training in both approaches to teaching, such as cooperative learning and synthetic phonics, and school management.

The success of the programme will be assessed though literacy tests administered with all pupils at the end of Reception and Year 1.
Intervention typeBehavioural
Primary outcome measureReading - measured using the following subscales from the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test:
1. Letter Identification (measured at end of Reception Year)
2. Word Identification (measured at end of Reception Year)
3. Word Attack (measured at end of Reception Year)
4. Word Identification (measured at end of Year 1)
5. Word Attack (measured at end of Year 1)
6. Passage Comprehension (End of Year 1)
Secondary outcome measuresKey Stage 1 Phonics Check (End of Year 1)
Overall study start date01/01/2013
Completion date31/12/2016

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Other
Age groupChild
SexBoth
Target number of participants1250 pupils in Reception class in 50 primary schools (approx 25 pupils per cluster)
Key inclusion criteriaReception class pupils in participating state primary schools
Key exclusion criteriaNot a Reception class pupil in a participating school
Date of first enrolment01/03/2013
Date of final enrolment30/06/2014

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Northern Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Queen's University Belfast
School of Education
69-71 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1HL
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Queen's University Belfast (UK)
University/education

University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom

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Funders

Funder type

Charity

Education Endowment Foundation (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date31/03/2017
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryStored in repository
Publication and dissemination planThe final report will be openly available on the funders website (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evaluation/projects/success-for-all/) in early 2017
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Funder report results 01/07/2017 02/03/2022 No No

Editorial Notes

02/03/2022: Publication reference added.