English Resources (page 8)

Story writing is a key skill I spend a lot of time developing with my individual pupils during our tutor sessions and especially so with those children in KS2. Developing writing ski...

Most students need a quick and easy method to remember in the two exams which type of language device they need to analyse and use in their own writing. The easy acronyms help in this...

HelloIn this featured article I`m sharing my views on reading out loud.I remember my teacher reading stories out loud to my class in Junior School before home time and I loved our re...

HelloI m Soulla.In this short article I m looking at English in the UK National Curriculum.As a teacher and educator I support the National Curriculum s aim in promoting high st...

Reading helps children to identify and understand the use of figurative language, the rules of the English syntax and spellings. Encouraging children to read suitable classic books ...

Fiction (stories)What do you think the writer intended the audience to feel/think about this character/event? Why?Could you recommend this book to others using an example from the t...

Inclusion in school is important especially as students spend a lot of time in this environment. There will always be students from different socio-economic backgrounds, as well as di...

When learning grammar - semi-colons, apostrophes, ellipsis - you might find yourself wondering, why do I even need to know all of this? Some students may even feel that grammar gets i...

We ve all been there. Some of us more often than others! We ve received an assignment or an essay and thought What the hell is this? You don t even know where to start ...

Writing is an important form of communication and essential for success in education and adult life. But sometimes, schooling isn t enough and children need extra help to develop st...