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Confident readers / good readers…
It is undeniably true that good readers are normally confident readers. While of course confident readers are invariably good readers. So which one does one seek to boost first?
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The value of being real
Books containing high quality authentic fiction extracts or non-fiction passages. Introduce the skills needed for KS2 SATs and 11+ Reading Comprehension papers.
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The best way in
Less able students can find studying a book in preparation for GCSE exams daunting as they find reading a whole book challenging.
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Who ever thinks of this?
By working on sentence structures in a lively and interesting way for 15 minutes a day, pupils will gain immediate positive feedback from their success.
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Give me a title
Some children will respond to “What is a Butterphant?” with images and ideas flashing into their minds. Others may respond – “I don’t know what to write”. Frustrating.
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Be original, but follow the rules
How can we teach children to follow the rules of English, and be creative at the same time? Creativity can appear simple, but is actually rather complicated.
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Confidence is everything
What is the one thing that more than anything else dissuades a child from reading and writing? The answer to this question is “confidence.”
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GCSE English for less confident learners
What is the single most effective way of helping less confident learners through GCSE English?
It has been recognised for many years that the key to helping less confident learners become more proficient in English is by using a multi-sensory approach, through which the characters and the plot become much more real to the students.
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How to improve imaginative writing
How can you enable children to produce more imaginative writing in just a few weeks? Giving them a sentence structure to focus on daily certainly helps.
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Time to play with the language
What is the most effective way of teaching parts of speech and punctuation?
Imagine taking each individual element of the KS2 SPaG agenda and building a creative activity with which all the children in the class could become involved. What would the result be?
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