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Language and Literacy Programmes

Work Package 2

Work Package 2 provides evidence-based language and literacy programmes suitable for whole class use and small group intervention work. These will be fully evaluated via randomised controlled trials (RCTs) for use at scale across Wales and are available in both Welsh and English.  

Led by Bangor University in collaboration with Oxford Education & Assessment, and the University of York, this trial work will test the effectiveness of small-group and whole-class programmes, providing robust, measurable evidence of their impact on oral language, reading accuracy and fluency, and reading comprehension.  

The ultimate goal is to establish a suite of language and literacy programmes interventions available in both Welsh and English to all Welsh schools, ensuring equitable access to high-quality, evidence-based resources for all learners. 

Projects within Work Package 2 

  • OxEd whole class programme: A Reception–Y1 oral language programme improving vocabulary, listening comprehension, and narrative skills. A Welsh version adapted for the unique properties of the Welsh language is currently being developed.
  • RILL (Research Informed Literacy with Language) pull-out intervention: For Years 3–4, RILL provides a structured approach to literacy including oral language, reading, and phonics-based reading intervention using Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) principles.
  • RILL whole class programme: For years 3-4, RILL while class is designed to improve decoding, fluency and reading comprehension and confidence for all readers in a classroom setting.
  • Read to Learn: A secondary-level programme (Year 7) supporting struggling readers through targeted decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension work. 

Our language and literacy programmes are available from September 2026. We are simultaneously conducting trials on each of them to measure effectiveness. The data collected will contribute to our evidence base and guide improvements to the programmes before they are made available nationwide in 2027.

If you are interested in accessing any of our resources and taking part in the trial phrase in September 2026, please contact calonysgol@bangor.ac.uk