An Efficacy Randomized Controlled Trial of Reciprocal Reading in High Schools

• In Event: Cooperative Learning: New Developments in Theory and Research

Abstract

This paper presents an efficacy randomized controlled trial of the Reciprocal Reading program in high schools. The program is a workforce development program that supports Teachers and Teaching Assistants develop and deliver targeted reading comprehension instruction to high school students aged 11-13. The paper outlines a Level 2 exploratory randomized controlled trial research design to assess whether the program delivered over approximately 6 months improves reading outcomes, in a sample of 311 children from 14 schools in four English districts with high socio-economic disadvantage. Positive effects were observed in the primary outcome measure for analysis (reading comprehension) and the secondary outcomes of overall literacy and reading accuracy.

Authors

• Allen Thurston, Queen's University Belfast

• Maria Paz Cockerill, Queen's University - Belfast

• Joanne O'Keeffe, Queen's University - Belfast

• Tien-Hui Chiang, Anhui Normal University