| Study (country – study design) | LACYP population | Intervention | Comparator | Number of patients who completed study | Outcomes reported (follow up f/u) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority primary school participants | |||||
| Flynn 2012 (Canada - RCT) | Foster or kinship care (aged 6-13 years) | Foster parent-delivered Teach Your Children Well tutoring (TYCW) | Wait List (WL) |
TYCW: 30 WL: 34 |
Word reading mean score (post-intervention) Spelling mean score (post-intervention) Maths mean score (post-intervention) Sentence comprehension mean score (post-intervention) Reading composite mean score (post-intervention) |
| Harper 2012 (Canada - RCT) | Foster or kinship care (aged 7-14) | Volunteer tutor-delivered Teach Your Children Well (TYCW) | WL |
TYCW: 30 WL: 35 |
Word reading mean score (post-intervention) Spelling mean score (post-intervention) Maths mean score (post-intervention) Sentence comprehension mean score (post-intervention) |
| Harper 2016 (Canada - RCT) | Foster or Kinship care (aged 6-14) | Volunteer tutor-delivered Teach Your Children Well (TYCW) | WL |
TYCW: 45 WL: 51 |
Word reading mean score (post-intervention) Spelling mean score (post-intervention) Maths mean score (post-intervention) Sentence comprehension mean score (post-intervention) |
| Hickey 2020 (Canada – RCT) | Children in care (age 6 – 18) | 15-week TYCW | 25-week TYCW |
15-week TYCW = 36 25-week TYCW = 36 |
Reading and maths skills score post intervention Oral language score post intervention Parental Support for Learning Scale post intervention Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory postintervention |
| Mooney 2016 (UK - RCT) | Foster care (aged 7-11) | Letterbox Club | WL |
Letterbox: 56 WL: 51 |
Reading accuracy mean score (4-weeks post-intervention) Reading comprehension mean score (4-weeks post-intervention) Reading rate mean score (4-weeks post-intervention) Recreational reading mean score (4-weeks post-intervention) Academic reading mean score (4-weeks post-intervention) Odds of liking school “a lot” (4-weeks post-intervention) Odds of liking reading “a lot” (4-weeks post-intervention) |
| Osbourne 2010 (UK - UBA) | Looked-after children (primary school age) | Paired Reading (PR) | Pre-intervention | PR: 35 | Reading age (pre- vs post-intervention) |
| Majority secondary school participants | |||||
| Geenan 2012 (USA - RCT) | Foster care with SEN (age 14-17) | Take Charge coaching and mentoring (TC) | Usual Care (UC) |
TC: 60 UC: 60 |
Mean number of hours spent doing homework (post-intervention/9-months) Student-, parent-, and teacher-rated mean youth knowledge and engagement in educational planning score (post-intervention/9-month) Student self-attribution of accomplishments score (post-intervention/9-months) |
| Green 2014 (UK - RCT) | Looked-after children in unstable placement (age 10-17) | Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for adolescents (MTFC) | UC |
MTFC: 20 UC: 14 |
Odds of higher scholastic/language skills at 12 months follow up Odds of higher school attendance score at 12 months follow up |
| Leve 2007 (USA - RCT) | Out of home care referred by juvenile court judges (age 13-17) | Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care | Group Care |
MTFC: 37 GC: 44 |
Mean homework completion score (3-6 months /12 months) Mean school attendance score at 12 months post baseline |
| Zinn 2014/Courtney 2008 (USA – RCT) | Foster Care 1-3 grades behind (age 14 or older) | ESTEP tutoring programme | No ESTEP tutoring |
ESTEP: 212 No ESTEP: 190 |
Mean letter-word identification score (approximately 26 months follow up) Mean calculation score (approximately 26 months follow up) Mean passage comprehension score (approximately 26 months follow up) Mean highest grade level completion (approximately 26 months follow up) Mean grade point average at follow up (approximately 26 months follow up) Achieving high school diploma or general equivalency diploma (approximately 26 months follow up) School behaviour score (approximately 26 months follow up) |
| Balluerka 2015 (Spain - NRCT) | In residential care with MHP and EBD (age 12-17) | Animal-assisted psychotherapy (AAP) | Residential Care as usual (RCAU) |
AAP: 43 RCAU: 24 |
Mean change in self-rated school maladjustment (post-intervention) Mean change in teacher-rated school maladjustment (post-intervention) Mean change in teacher-rated behavioural symptoms (post-intervention) Mean change in teacher-rated adaptive skills (post-intervention) |
| Muela 2017 (Spain - NRCT) | In residential care with MHP and EBD (age 12-17) | Animal-assisted psychotherapy (AAP) | Residential Care as Usual |
AAP: 52 RCAU: 25 |
Mean change in negative attitude towards school score (post-intervention) Mean change in negative attitude towards teachers score (post-intervention) |
| All ages | |||||
| Klag 2010 (Australia - UBA) | In out of home care with severe and/or complex psychological and/or behavioural problems | Evolve Interagency Services (EIS) | Pre- vs Post-intervention | EIS: 255 |
Problems with scholastic or language skill score (pre- vs postintervention) Poor school attendance score (pre- vs postintervention) |
| Waxman 2009 (USA - NRCT) | Children in custody of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services | Child Advocate Volunteers (CAV) | UC |
CAV: 327 UC: 254 |
Pass all courses (by year 1/year 2) Poor conduct (by year 1/by year 2) Expelled (by year 1/by year2) |
From: Interventions to support learning needs for school-aged looked-after children and young people
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