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Table 1 Baseline measures: Umesol and SPIQ at the beginning of the school start

From: The Sävsjö-school-project: a cluster-randomized trial aimed at improving the literacy of beginners—achievements, mental health, school satisfaction and reading capacity at the end of grade three using an alternative school curriculum

 

SPIQ

Umesol

Score

Stanine

Score

Stanine

M (SD)

Min–max (n)

M (SD)

Min–max (n)

M (SD)

Min–max (n)

M (SD)

Min–max (n)

Experimental group

 Boys

19.5 (2.7)

12–25 (43)

3.6 (1.6)

1–6 (43)

20.6 (4.9)

10–25 (44)

6.0 (2.0)

2–8 (44)

 Girls

19.8 (2.6)

13–25 (48)

3.8 (1.7)

1–6 (48)

23.1 (3.4)

4–25 (47)

6.7 (1.4)

1–8 (47)

 Total

19.6 (2.7)

12–25 (91)

3.7(1.6)

1–6 (91)

21.9 (4.4)

4–25 (91)

6.4 (1.7)

1–8 (91)

Comparison group

 Boys

21.2 (2.8)

13–28 (33)

4.5 (1.4)

1–6 (33)

21.3 (4.7)

4–25 (32)

5.7 (1.8)

1–8 (32)

 Girls

20.7 (3.7)

8–27 (44)

4.3 (1.6)

1–6 (44)

21.3 (4.5)

9–25 (44)

6.0 (1.7)

2–8 (44)

 Total

20.9 (3.3)

8–28 (77)

4.4 (1.6)

1–6 (77)

21.0 (4.6)

4–25 (76)

5.9 (1.7)

1–8 (76)

  1. Differences were evaluated with a linear regression, total score was the dependent variable and covariables were age and gender. The only significant difference was IQ (experimental group < comparison group, p = 0.006)