Parents Resources
 
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Support your child’s spelling

Support your child’s reading

Student Resources - Writing Mats
 
Get yourself more marks in your writing by knowing what’s expected for the writing style. Check out these writing mats!

Discussion Writing

Explanation Writing

Instruction Writing

Persuasive Writing

Recount Writing

Report Writing

Young People: brilliant websites

Find out what books are hot right now and read snippets 

http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/ 

School help for all subjects

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/11_16/site/english.shtml

Improve your vocabulary and donate rice for free!

http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1499

Take a quiz on a book you’ve read 

http://www.bookadventure.com/Home.aspx

Word games 

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/spelling_games.html

Spelling Games 

http://www.slimekids.com/games/spelling-games/

More spelling games!

http://www.funenglishgames.com/spellinggames.html

Writing Skills 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en14para-game-story-builder

Grammar skills 

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary

Various games 

http://mrnussbaum.com/sixth-grade-language-arts/

Games and writing advice 

http://www.channel4learning.com/sites/bookbox/home1.htm

Useful websites and articles

Literacy affects attainment!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24046971

Get your child reading!

http://my.redhouse.co.uk/learn/encouraging-teenage-boys-read/11-years

How you can support your child at school

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/helping-your-child-to-learn-1