Catch Up® Literacyeracy: Evaluation report and executive summary

Catch Up Literacyeracy is a structured one-to-one literacy intervention for pupils between the ages of 6 and 14 who are struggling to learn to read. It teaches pupils to blend phonemes, segment phonemes, and memorize particular words so they can be understood without needing to use phonics strategies to decode them. The intervention matches books to pupils according to their reading ability, which pupils then read to a teaching assistant, so is intended to also support the development of their comprehension skills.
Authors citation
Rutt, S., Kettlewell, K., & Bernardenelli, D.
Publication
London: Education Endowment Foundation
Year of Study
2015
Subject
Literacy
Program Evaluated
Catch Up Literacyeracy
Tutor Type
Teaching Assistant
Duration
30 weeks
Sample size
557
Grade Level(s)
6th Grade,
7th Grade
Student-Tutor Ratio
1
Effect Size
0.16
Study Design
Student Randomized
Rutt, S., Kettlewell, K., & Bernardenelli, D. (2015). Catch Up® Literacyeracy: Evaluation report and executive summary. London, UK: Educational Endowment Foundation.