READ-IT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Teaching early reading skills to adults with intellectual disabilities (READ-IT) using a support worker/family carer mediated on-line reading programme – a feasibility study.
IRAS ID
271739
Contact name
Louise Denne
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Warwick
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 31 days
Research summary
Many people with learning disabilities (LD) find it difficult to learn to read. If we can teach adults with LD to read, it is possible that they will be able to do more things by themselves and have a better quality of life.
We have developed a reading programme called Teaching early reading skills to adults with intellectual disabilities (READ-IT) based on work that we have done teaching children with LD to read as well as a project with adults with LD. With READ-IT, adults with LD will take part in an on-line reading programme with additional support from their support workers or family carers using a guide that they will help us to produce.
We plan to ask 48 adults with LD to take part in a study. They will be put into one of two groups by chance. One group will be taught to read using READ-IT, the other will have no change to their day-to-day activities. Any adult with a LD can take part if they choose to, have some basic computer skills, and have a support worker or family carer to support them. Everyone who takes part will be asked to complete measures of things that may change during READ-IT. We are interested in how well people can read and how they feel about being able to read. We will also ask about their well-being and quality of life.
After READ-IT has been completed, we will interview some of the adults with LD, their support workers and family carers. We will ask why they decided to take part and about their experiences of being in the study.
This is a small study, called a feasibility study. If it is a success, we can use what we learn to develop a larger study.
REC name
London - Camberwell St Giles Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1784
Date of REC Opinion
3 Dec 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion