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Improving comprehension in SATs

What is the most effective way of encouraging children to read modern stories in preparation for KS2 SATs?As children approach the KS2 SATs and the 11+ reading comprehension papers, one of the most helpful activities for them is the reading of modern children’s stories.

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The easiest way to learn French!

Why is poetry easier to learn than prose? Why is a song easier to learn than poetry? And how can these findings be made use of, when teaching French?

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Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3–4: Non-fiction

Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3–4: Non-fiction contains 12 high quality authentic non-fiction passages and is perfect for developing reading strategies as children move through Key Stage 2. See the complete series. Scroll down to find out more and download ‘Try before you buy’ sample pages from the book.

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How am I supposed to remember that?

What is the most effective way of helping children remember everyday (but irregular) French words and phrases?

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I structure, therefore I can write

Sometimes, those working with Year 6 pupils can become frustrated by their use of repetitive and often unstructured sentences in their creative writing.

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How do you approach a maths problem?

How can we show pupils that there can be many ways of solving a maths problem? They need to be able to identify a problem, and then how to solve it.

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Battling Child Illiteracy

We are now more dependent on the media than ever, yet England’s critically high illiteracy rates are hindering our understanding of it. How can we increase the youngest generation’s non-fiction comprehension, so they don’t meet the same fate? In an increasingly turbulent world, we are more dependent than ever on non-fiction sources to keep us…

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