: KS2 Reading Fluency Project – EEF recruiting now! A trial to test the impact of a targeted reading fluency intervention on improving reading comprehension among upper KS2 pupils.

The KS2 Reading Fluency Project – an 8‑week targeted programme for pupils needing additional support that aims to improve reading comprehension through effective fluency instruction, for which the EEF are still recruiting (application deadline 31^st May).

The KS2 Reading Fluency Project is a targeted programme to improve outcomes in KS2 pupils’ reading comprehension through improving fluent reading of age-appropriate texts. The programme supports effective fluency instruction through six strategies: modelled expert prosody, echo reading, repeated reading, text marking, performance reading and modelling comprehension strategies. The programme is targeted at pupils in Y6 assessed as ​‘not on track’ to meet the expected standards in reading at the end of KS2. Teachers select 6 – 8 pupils to participate in the programme, working with the pupils for 8 weeks. A different high-quality text is used every week, with text recommendations and guidance provided as part of the programme.

Teachers are trained to deliver the programme by experienced HFL Education project advisers. Training is delivered remotely and consists of launch sessions, a remote school visit coaching session to support implementation, a mid-project twilight session and a final reflection session to plan next steps for embedding practice beyond the programme.

More information, and the opportunity to express an interest, can be found here: KS2 Reading Fluency Project (2024÷25 trial) | EEF (educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk)