Literacy Pilot

Literacy & Reading Engagement Pilot

Reading Engagement Pilot 2019-20

Young people told us they struggled with engagement at school because they found it difficult to read. They told us they did not enjoy reading, so would find it difficult developing their reading through practise. Parents told us that they did not feel confident and have enough time to support their children's reading.

We worked with parents and the young people we serve to design a bespoke reading provision, piloted in 2019-2020 for 29 children.

This pilot was made possible through funds from Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust and money from our trading activities.

Beneficiaries

29

Duration

44 weeks

Locations

3

Average hours of
delivery per week

6

Staff

0

Average improvement over the trial

2 years

Volunteers

3

Average attendance

98%

Value for money

Our pilot programme delivered great outcomes for small amounts of funding. At a cost of £2.50/person/week we generated almost 2 years of reading progress over the life of the project.

Sustainability

We may be able to create further cost efficiencies in rolling out the provision through mass personalising for a larger, more diverse beneficiary base. However, it is unlikely we will be able to achieve complete sustainability.

Lessons learned

We have found ways to help children improve their comprehension even if they do not enjoy reading. We also learned how to manage the front line and back office tasks to enable such a programme to be implemented inexpensively.