EEF - Improving Literacy in KS1 Guidance Report

There is extensive and consistent evidence of the impact of intensive small group and one-to-one support. Significantly, this tutoring seems most impactful for younger pupils, particularly when the additional support is offered in school or when focused on reading. There are many intervention programmes available for schools to purchase, however, only a handful of targeted literacy programmes have been rigorously evaluated in England or evaluated with KS1 pupils.

Reading Recovery, an intensive teacher-led 1:1 reading programme for KS1 pupils, is highlighted by the EIF guidebook for the positive impacts found in several high-quality evaluations conducted in America.

This is consistent with the evidence that 1:1 tuition can have particularly positive impacts if delivered by a teacher. (p.47)

Read the full report, EEF, September 2020. 

Links: 

• Read case studies of effective Reading Recovery intervention.
• The evidence base for the impact of Reading Recovery.
• Contact your local Teacher Leader about training a Reading Recovery teacher for your school.

Image: Philip Meech for Reading Recovery Europe