Research Summaries Database

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Title	Author	Category	Publisher
Progress in international reading literacy study (Pirls) 2013	IEA	Education theory	Boston College
Literature review on the impact of digital technology on learning and teaching November 2015	ICF Consulting Services Ltd	Education theory	Scottish Government
An RCT evaluation of the Numeracy and Literacy Project July 2015	Jack Worth, Juliet Sizmur, Rob Ager and Dr Ben Styles	Education theory	Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
Reading Recovery: a sector-wide analysis 2015	Deborah Bradford and Wai-Yin Wan	Education theory	Centre for Education Statistics and Analysis
Informing practice in English: a review of recent research in literacy and the teaching of English 2005	Professor Debra Myhill and Dr Ros Fisher	Education theory View all	Ofsted
Literacy and numeracy catch up strategies November 2017	Department for Education	Literacy and numeracy	Department for Education
Effective practice in the delivery and teaching of English and Mathematics to 16-18 year olds November 2017	John Higton, Rachael Archer, et al.	KS4	Department for Education
Phonics screening check evaluation: final report June 2015	Matthew Walker, Marian Sainsbury and Jack Worth	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
The effects of synthetic phonics teaching on reading and spelling attainment: a seven year longitudinal study February 2005	Professor Rhona Johnston and Dr Joyce Watson	Education theory	Scottish Executive Education Department
Effective phonics teaching for schools March 2014	Department for Education and the Standards and Testing Agency	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
What works clearinghouse 2002	Various authors	Education theory	Institute of Education Sciences
Lessons from London schools for attainment gaps and social mobility June 2014	Ellen Greaves, Dr Lindsey Macmillan and Luke Sibieta	Education theory	Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
Bold beginnings: The reception curriculum in a sample of good and outstanding primary schools November 2017	Ofsted	Curriculum planning	Ofsted
How I wish I'd taught maths January 2018	Craig Barton	Assessment Curriculum/subject related Literacy and numeracy +3 more	John Catt Educational
Literacy and numeracy catch-up strategies 2012	Department for Education	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
What works for gifted and talented pupils 2003	Dr Felicity Fletcher-Campbell, Kate Ridley and Kerensa White	Education theory	National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Local Government Association (LGA)
Independent review of the teaching of early reading 2006	Sir Jim Rose	Education theory	Department for Education (DfE)
The early catastrophe: the 30 million word gap by age 3 2003	Professor Betty Hart and Dr Todd Risley	Education theory	American Educator
What works for children and young people with literacy difficulties? The Effectiveness of Intervention Schemes 2013	Professor Greg Brooks	Education theory	Dyslexia-SpLD Trust
Teaching to teach: literacy April 2016	Professor Stephen Machin, Professor Sandra McNally and Dr Martina Viarengo	Education research Literacy and numeracy View all	Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)

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