Overview

Why has my child been selected to take part in this project?

You child has been selected because your school has agreed to be part of the project. We are working with lots of different children from Reception, Year 3 and Year 4.

If you do not want your child to take part, we ask you to sign and return the DART information sheet to school. You are also free to withdraw your child from the project if you change your mind.

What will my child be doing?

Your child will work for a short period of time with a member of the project team outside of the classroom. They will take part in some fun language and reading tasks. All of the tasks are similar to activities children would normally be doing in school.

Children will work with one of the project team on two different days. On the first day, they will play a game on a computer where they learn either: symbols and sounds (in Reception); new words and their spellings (in Year 3); or new words and their meanings (in Year 4).

On the second day, they will they will take part in some activities about vocabulary and reading.

We will give information to your child’s school about how your child has done on the tasks. This will tell them more about your child’s reading level.

All members of the project team have lots of experience of working with children and have been fully DBS checked.