Classroom Promotion of Oral Language: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Whole-of-Classroom Intervention to Improve Children’s Reading Achievement

S Goldfeld; P Snow; P Eadie; J Munro; L Gold; HND Le; F Orsini; B Shingles; J Connell; A Watts; T Barnett

Journal article

Classroom Promotion of Oral Language: Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Whole-of-Classroom Intervention to Improve Children’s Reading Achievement

S Goldfeld, P Snow, P Eadie, J Munro, L Gold, HND Le, F Orsini, B Shingles, J Connell, A Watts, T Barnett

Aera Open | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1177/23328584221131530

Abstract

Children need rich language learning experiences in school to build language and reading skills. Research suggests that various effective ways to support teacher provision of these experiences. The Classroom Promotion of Oral Language cluster randomized controlled trial (n = 1,360 students; 687 intervention, 673 control) examined whether a teacher professional learning intervention targeting oral language in the first years of school led to improved student outcomes compared to usual teaching practices. The intervention comprised face-to-face professional learning and ongoing support. The primary outcome was student reading ability at Grade 3; secondary outcomes included oral language, readi..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Sharon Goldfeld Author

Tricia Eadie Author

John Munro Author

Amy Watts Author

Grants

Awarded by Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Funding Acknowledgements

The work is supported by the Australian Research Council Linkage Project scheme (grant number LP: 130100308) and by the Ian Potter Foundation (Reference: 20130004). The work is also supported by Catholic Education Commission of Victoria (now Catholic Education Melbourne), Victorian Government Department of Education and Training, The Royal Children's Hospital Education Institute, and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI). Research at the MCRI is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. SG is supported by a NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (GNT1155290). LG was supported by a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1035100). The funding bodies had no role in relation to the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.