Spelling

The Lazy Larry Show: an online animated series designed to assist in the teaching of spelling, punctuation and grammar, from Peter Morrisson. “Once again ladies and gentlemen, for both your edification and your entertainment, welcome to The Lazy Larry Show, starring that paragon of teenage idleness himself, Lazy… Read More

The SPAG test introduced this summer split opinion amongst teachers with some saying it was a good way for pupils to be able to show their skills whilst others railed at the usefulness. There was some confusion as many teachers decried its ability to raise standards when in fact it’s… Read More

Writing Great things are expected of the pupils, especially towards the end of Key Stage Two despite there still being a gap between their reading skills and material and their writing skills. •    The main consideration at this stage is for the students to think carefully about what they want… Read More

Over the years we have been furnished with many different ideas for spelling schemes and also for ways to learn spellings. I believe that the problem some children encounter is being encouraged to use only a single method to learn and practise their spelling words. A girl in my class… Read More