Participate in a research project
Evaluating the impact of educational technology in reading development
Find out more and discuss whether your school would be a good fit.
Book a 15-minute call and explore one of the available places.We're inviting a small number of secondary schools across the North East to participate in a research project that evaluates the impact of DreamBox Reading Plus on reading development.
Reading Plus is an award-winning online programme that improves reading fluency, comprehension and stamina through personalised, adaptive learning.
What participation looks like
- Two similar Year 8 English classes per school take part
- One class uses Reading Plus alongside normal teaching, while the other continues with usual classroom practice
- Participation is designed to fit around normal KS3 English teaching
- Additional workload for teachers is intentionally kept low
- The evaluation runs from 14 September to 27 November 2026
As a thank-you, participating schools will continue to have free access to Reading Plus for both Year 8 classes until the end of the spring term.
Book a 15-minute call to find out more and discuss whether your school would be a good fit for one of the available places.
What will your school receive?
- Free access to Reading Plus with implementation support from specialists.
- A diagnostic assessment with ongoing fluency and comprehension data.
- Meaningful, school-relevant evidence to support reading strategy.
- A 10% cohort discount should you decide to continue using Reading Plus.
The project is in partnership with
- Daisy Education - Provider of DreamBox Reading Plus and DreamBox Maths to 1,700+ schools across the UK.
- What Worked Education - Specialists in helping schools build evidence of what works in the classroom.
