Protocol: An efficacy randomized controlled trial of a vocabulary program in primary schools

Abstract

This paper presents the research protocol for an efficacy randomized controlled trial of a vocabulary program in primary schools. The program is a workforce development program that supports teachers and teaching assistants develop and deliver targeted vocabulary instruction to children aged 7–10. The protocol outlines a research design to assess whether the program delivered over approximately 20 weeks improves reading outcomes, in a sample of 101 children from 7 schools in three English districts with high socio-economic disadvantage. The outcome measure is a reading standardized test. A process evaluation will measure fidelity and potential for scale-up.