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Books for reading aloud and Books to help with phonics as well as Phonic games, toys and software will reinforce learning and are a useful guide for adults to use with young children.
Punctuation
Grammar
Using a dictionary
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Help with English grammar
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Key reading words
Children around 3-5 years love to be read to as well as trying to participate in word recognition. Here are some recommendations which will encourage children to enjoy learning.
From the age of 5 children are beginning to need stimulating by books which they can enjoy reading themselves. It is important to fulfil this need by supplying them with a wide range of suitable books. We hope you find the following useful:
Homophones and homonyms can be confusing for children learning to spell. Please see our Spelling page for more guidance.
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Homophones and spelling mistakes
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Spellng same word different meaning
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Using a dictionary
Some children find working with a dictionary baffling. There are so many learning points in discovering the sequencing of the alphabet that the sooner it is started the better. Please see the spelling page for help with using dictionaries. Here are the dictionaries and other reference books suitable for the primary age children.
Grammar
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KS1 English revision adjectives
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Masculine and feminine words
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Prefixes and suffixes KS2
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Eight parts of speech poem
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English grammar for Year 3
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Past present and future tense - Year 3
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Which word creates the metaphor?
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Prefixes and their meanings
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Help with English grammar
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Grammar practice for Year 5
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Non literal language and metaphors
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Reference books for key stage 3
Punctuation
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How to help with punctuation
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Five little speckled frogs-punctuation
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Introduction to punctuation
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Punctuation exercise for Year 6
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Punctuation and grammar revision
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Rewrite Goldilocks with punctuation
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Punctuation skills KS3/4 exam revision
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Children need to explore a variety of literature at all ages. Try these reading lists:
and Poetry books for all ages.
Click here for more KS3 English pages
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