academy-of-reading
Intervention
Academy of Reading®
Years/Age range
Y6 (Northern Ireland Y7)
Type of children
Low attainers
Length of intervention
20 weeks; number of sessions varies to suit each pupil
Brief description
Academy of Reading® is a computer-based reading intervention programme that is designed to give pupils the basic reading skills they need to form a foundation of reading success. The programme includes work on phonemic awareness, sound-symbol association, phonics and decoding, and comprehension.
Effectiveness
For comprehension in Y6: useful
Further information
http://eps.schoolspecialty.com/products/details.cfm?series=acadread
Note
The UK evidence on this scheme comes from a pilot study in five Education and Library Board areas in Northern Ireland carried out in 2003-04