Programmes with limited evidence
Limited Evidence of Effectiveness (Beginning Reading)
At least one qualifying study with median ES=+0.10 or more.
Available in the UK
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Reading Recovery |
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| One-to-one tutoring programme for struggling pupils aged 6/7. Available in English or Spanish. | |
| Available in UK | Yes |
| Contact/ Website | UK website: www.ioe.ac.uk |
Not available in the UK
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Direct Instruction-English |
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| Structured, phonetic programme in English for pupils aged 5-12. | |
| Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | US website: www.nifdi.org US contact: kengel@nifdi.org |
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Libros-Spanish |
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| Home and school reading intervention in Spanish for children aged 5/6 emphasizing books sent home to be read to children by parents. | |
| Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | US contact: Claude Goldenberg, cgolden@csulb.edu |
Limited Evidence of Effectiveness (Upper Primary Reading)
At least one qualifying study with median ES=+0.10 or more.
Available in the UK
Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC)- Spanish-English transition |
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| Co-operative learning, oral, reading, and writing programme designed to help children aged 7-11 progress to English instruction. | |
| Available in UK | Yes |
| Contact/ Website | UK website: www.successforall.org.uk |
Success for All Transition |
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| Adaptation of Success for All (see above) to help children aged 7-11 move to English instruction. | |
| Available in UK | Yes |
| Contact/ Website | UK website: www.successforall.org.uk |
Not available in the UK
Opportunities Through Language Arts (OLA)-Saunders & Goldenberg |
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| Programme emphasizing literature study, writing, skill building and independent reading to help children aged 7-11 move to English instruction. | |
| Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | Bill.Saunders@PearsonAchievement.com |
Vocabulary intervention-Carlo et al. |
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| Vocabulary teaching programme to help Spanish-speaking pupils aged 9-11 improve their English vocabulary. | |
| Available in UK | No |
| Contact/ Website | US contact: Maria Carlo, carlo@miami.edu |
EAL reading
Educator's summary
As PDF document 
As web pages
Programmes with limited evidence
Full report (27 pages)
As PDF document
