The main aim was to create (and evaluate) shared pedagogic DARTS approaches that English and Sports lecturers could use to help students transfer and apply skills in different contexts. A more extended aim was to investigate whether this might have a positive impact upon academic performance. The project addressed how to move from ‘promoting reading’ (in relation to policy) to ‘promoting reading skills and strategies’ (in relation to pedagogy) in order to develop reading across a study programme and improve performance in GCSE examinations. The perception of learners was that the project improved their confidence and that they saw a marked improvement in the quality of the work they produced.