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How to Improve Your Child’s Vocabulary in Primary School: Part 2 of 2
Following on from part 1 in this series on improving your child’s vocabulary, this part of the series will cover the last couple of ways you can use to help your child: Synonyms and antonyms Introducing prefix and suffixes Rhyming gamesĀ Word wall
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How to Improve Your Child’s Vocabulary in Primary School: Part 1 of 2
It can feel like a challenging task when trying to help your child improve their vocabulary, especially if your child isnāt the biggest fan of literacy. However, as a parent, the chances are that you will want to do all that you can to help set them up on the right track, and you know…
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The 11+ English Exam: What Your Child Can Expect In The Writing Task
With 11+ exams just around the corner, many children (and their parents) are working on packs and sample papers. Ā The English exam of many grammar schools and independent schools has a creative writing essay – or a writing task of some sort. Each school will have particular topics they will focus on, and so…
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How Your Child Can Get Full Marks in 11 Plus The Creative Writing Task
Creative writing is a core component of English in both primary and secondary school assessments and exams. You will find it in SATs assessments, the 11 Plus, and all the way through to GCSE English exams. So, getting a good understanding of what is required is essential! But so many students are baffled about what…
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How exactly can you support your child’s academic progress during the summer holidays? Three simple tips.
Schools are out for summer, but if your child has exams this coming up, you probably haven’t switched off mentally. How exactly can you support your child’s academic progress – or help them catch up – while allowing them to have some much-needed downtime?
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15 Creative Writing Prompts for 11-year-olds Preparing for the 11 Plus English Exam
If your child is in year 5 of primary school, then chances are they may be sitting their 11+ exams soon. In many of the 11 Plus exams will be an English paper that includes a creative essay, in which your child will be expected to demonstrate their literacy skills creatively by using extensive language,…
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11 Plus Creative Writing: Pictures for Writing Stories
Does your child need some inspiration to get started with their creative writing? Use our pictures to help your child to create their own short stories. Encourage your child to come up with the main character, the setting, a conflict of some sort and a resolution to get started with writing the plan for their…
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11 Plus Creative Writing Tips: 14 Daily Practices to Include in Your Childās Creative Writing Routine
Like cultivating a new habit or learning a new skill, your child needs to practice, practice, practice when it comes to creative writing! After all, practice makes perfect, right? Here are some simple ways to integrate writing into your child’s day seamlessly, and without the tears!
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Creative Writing Task Countdown Timer – Perfect for 11 Plus Preparation
Timing is crucial when it comes to scoring highly in the the 11 Plus creative writing task – for both grammar and independent school exams. Typically, children are given anything from 20 minutes to 50 minutes to produce an excellent piece of writing that follows the instruction of the question (descriptive writing, a report, a…
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Spelling Lists Do Not Improve Spelling and Vocabulary – Plus Special Announcement!
The problem with spelling lists and weekly spelling tests is that children do not learn the correct spelling to use in their writing when they just learn lists of words without any explanation. Every week, children who are given these dry and mundane spelling lists learn the words for the test and then immediately forget…