thrass-teaching-handwriting-reading-and-spelling-skills
Intervention
THRASS (Teaching Handwriting, Reading and Spelling Skills)
Years/Age range
Y3-Y7
Type of children
Low attainers
Child/Adult ratio
Class, group
Length of intervention
13 weeks on average; 30 minutes a day
Brief description
THRASS is a structured multi-sensory literacy programme teaching children about letters, speech sounds and spelling choices. There are three main areas: handwriting, reading and spelling. It increases understanding of the structure of English with its focus on 44 phonemes: 20 vowel sounds and 24 consonant sounds.
Effectiveness
For reading accuracy in Y3-6: useful to substantial
For comprehension in Y3-6: useful to remarkable
For spelling in Y3: useful
For reading accuracy in Y7: remarkable
For comprehension in Y7: remarkable
For spelling in Y7: remarkable