Toe By Toe Academic Research

Toe by Toe was published in 1994 and - at a conservative estimate - has helped more than 500,000 struggling readers worldwide.

Available for download is data from some of the trials and studies on the effectiveness of the Toe by Toe approach over the decades. The studies are from Scotland, London, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

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    The Limerick Parent Toe-By-Toe Intervention For Struggling Readers

    A group of educational psychologists in the West of Ireland have just had a TBT-related paper published as a pdf file in ‘REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland’… The Limerick Parent Toe-by-Toe Intervention for Struggling Readers (PDF).

    Can psychology change the world?

    In this article, Tommy MacKay, winner of the Society’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology, discusses applied psychology and the human welfare agenda, including an individual support study involving Toe By Toe.

    NCSE: IMplementing a 1:1 reading programme

    This article on the National Council for Special Education website reports the findings from teachers at three different schools who used Toe By Toe with students who were experiencing serious difficulties both in their behaviour and literacy skills.