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Category Archives: English
SPAG: Online Quizzes in Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
As the government rolls out its new Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) test this week in schools, grammar has become a topic of discussion for many. Better Tuition‘s team of qualified grammar gurus (i.e. teachers) has explored the internet to … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 2, literacy, SATs
Tagged grammar punctuation and spelling, online quizzes
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The Oxford Comma: an Infographic
Children in Year 6 classes all over England and Wales will today sit the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test for the first time, sparking discussion about the importance of grammar. This handy infographic, from onlineschools.com, focuses on the Oxford comma, … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 2, literacy, SATs, Top tips
Tagged Grammar, new tests, Oxford comma, punctuation, SATs, spelling
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Year 6 SATs: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Level 6) Checklist
This test is being introduced in May for all Year 6 students. Read our previous post on changes to Year 6 SATs. You can use Better Tuition’s checklist to help you ensure your child has covered everything s/he needs for … Continue reading
Posted in English, FREE downloads, Key Stage 2, literacy, Top tips
Tagged Grammar, Key Stage 2 SATs, punctuation and spelling test
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How to use apostrophes
News that Mid Devon County Council plans to discuss a proposal to ban the use of the apostrophe in their street signs has caused controversy over the weekend. This is no surprise: this small yet powerful piece of punctuation is … Continue reading
Posted in English, News and Updates, Opinion, Top tips, Uncategorized
Tagged apostrophes, mid devon county council
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What to Expect in Year One: Literacy
What to Expect in Year 1 Parents often ask us what to expect in Year 1. It’s very important to be well informed, so that you can support your child with school work. This is the first in our series … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 1, literacy, Maths, Uncategorized
Tagged literacy, numeracy, Year 1
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10 Ways to Help Your Year 1 Child Succeed in Reading and Writing
This week we are blogging about Year 1: what to expect; how to help and how assessment will be carried out. This is the first in our series of Year 1 posts, which follows on from our Nursery and Reception … Continue reading
World Book Day 2013 in Urmston, Stretford, Manchester and beyond
World Book Day 2013 is on Thursday, and schools all over Urmston, Stretford and the universe in general are celebrating with dressing up days (come as your favourite character), read-with-parents events and author visits. Eight books have been specially issued at … Continue reading
Posted in English, literacy, News and Updates, Reading
Tagged Urmston Bookshop, World Book Day
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Changes to Year 6 SATs: a brief explanation
The May 2013 SATs exams have changed: read on for a summary and dates of this year’s Year 6 SATs exams. Changes to English SATs May 2013 1. There is no writing paper: writing will be assessed by your child’s … Continue reading
Posted in English, Key Stage 2, Maths
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Advent Calendar: December 13th – Time for Maths
Welcome to Day 13 of Better Tuition’s Winter Advent Activity Calendar. Today we have a set of Christmas maths problems for you. Return to our advent calendar. Today is Friday, 13th December 2019. The current time is 10:03. The start of December 2019 was … Continue reading
Posted in Advent Calendar, English, literacy
Tagged advent calendar, Christmas, spelling
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Advent Calendar: 12th December – Santa’s Proof Reading Challenge
Instructions: Santa has a lot of letters to read at this time of year! Here’s one with twelve spelling mistakes and eighteen incidents of missed or mistaken punctuation. Can you a) identify and b) correct each one? You can print off … Continue reading