Tag / english
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Help pupils communicate effectively
Unlock your pupils’ potential Foundational literacy skills are the cornerstone of a pupil’s ability to excel in various subjects. Spelling is no exception, and its benefits extend far beyond the ability to…
December 5, 2024 -
Confidence is key
Making children more confident in their reading and writing is vital. But what is the most effective way of giving children more confidence in reading and writing?
September 3, 2024 -
How to boost confidence
Strategies are our short cuts to solutions. Once we feel we have strategies in place for each new eventuality, we invariably feel happier and more confident.
October 30, 2023 -
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.”
May 9, 2023 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
The latest two books in the Boost Spelling Skills series have gone to the printers. I am looking forward to seeing printed copies in a couple of weeks.
March 16, 2023 -
We don’t all learn how to spell the same way
There is nothing wrong with remembering how to spell “could” by using the memory jogger “could old unicorns like doughnuts?”
December 7, 2022 -
Why is the bike IN the tree?
Can your children write a puzzle hook to start a narrative about the picture which will leave readers with more questions than answers?
November 17, 2022 -
Is it really possible to teach SPaG with games?
What child can resist the part of their English coursework that is titled “How to be rude – like William Shakespeare”? Or how about “A Martian is learning English”?
November 9, 2022 -
Good creative
Not everything that is new or different is creative. So how can we encourage the creativity we value? Novelty alone does not make creativity, for creativity is more than that.
June 7, 2022 -
What’s new at Brilliant Publications? (2nd June 2022)
I hope all our UK customers are enjoying the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend! Here is what happened on the three days we were in the office.
June 2, 2022
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