Spelling
Patterns, prefixes and the awkward words that do not follow the rule.
- Building on phonics into longer words
- Prefixes, suffixes and word families
- Homophones and the spellings children mix up
- A short list of personal errors, revisited often
SPaG tutoring
Spelling, punctuation and grammar that show up in real writing
SPaG tutoring covers the terminology schools expect, and the more useful part: children who can spot an error and choose a clearer sentence. It suits primary age children who need the rules to make sense.
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Every programme is personalised. These are the areas sessions usually cover.
Punctuation
From capital letters and full stops through to punctuation that keeps a sentence clear.
- Sentence boundaries and question marks
- Apostrophes, commas and speech punctuation when they are ready
- Parenthesis, colons and semicolons in upper Key Stage 2
- Practice inside sentences, not only on a worksheet
Grammar in use
Naming a word class is useful. Using it to improve a sentence is the point.
- Nouns, verbs, adjectives and conjunctions taught with examples
- Clauses and sentence variety in Years 5 and 6
- Editing a child's own writing
- Links to reading, so grammar is seen in print first
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