Twister Words

posted in: Reading | 0

    Repetition is an integral component of remembering and this is particularly important for children with poor working memories. You are more likely to keep children interested and engaged in practising if you can make the activity enjoyable. One … Continued

dec

posted in: Reading, Spelling | 0

Discussing the etymology of words can be a useful strategy for increasing students’ vocabulary and the correct spelling of related words. Words containing the root ‘dec’ meaning ‘ten’ comes from both Latin (decem) and Greek (deka). In the metric system … Continued

Writing for an Audience: 5 Easy Ideas

posted in: Writing | 0

‘Writing for an audience’ is a common suggestion to motivate students to write, to write with some level of pride and be willing to put in the time and effort required to edit their work. The difficulty is finding an … Continued

Clerihews

posted in: Writing | 0

Clerihews (invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley) are biographical poems consisting of four lines. They are usually funny or are a satirical comment on the subject of the poem. Clerihews are a great introduction to writing poetry because the line lengths … Continued

Teaching Idioms

posted in: Reading, Writing | 0

Comprehension requires you to understand the different ways in which we use language. An idiom is a common phrase or an expression that has a different meaning to the literal meaning of the words. Many idioms were originally a literal … Continued