Word Detective: A guide for parents and classrooms
In 2018 ReadOxford launched the Word Detective Project. The project is no longer running, but you can find details about it below.
Word Detective is our nationwide citizen science project for children. Lots of children have already taken part in our quiz, as these photos show. With your help, we hope many more children will take part. We need 1000s of Word Detectives to help us answer important questions about how children learn to read. Follow our how to guide and you can complete the quiz in 10 easy steps. And there are prizes to be won!
Word Detective is a fun word game for children aged 5-16 years. It is completed over the internet and takes just a few minutes to participate. We are investigating how children learn to read. At the end of this project, we hope to learn which words children of different ages know.
It is simple to do, making it perfect to do at home. Children have enjoyed participating and contributing to science. To carry out the quiz with your child, please follow our 10 step guide shown below, or download it here. Keep going to the end to receive a certificate, like the Word Detectives on the right!
Why not combine the quiz with a language and literacy activity provided by Oxford University Press? Links are at the bottom of this page.
Language and literacy activities provided by Oxford University Press and Oxford Owl:
Matching Words 7+ Word Game 5+
