Literacy Resources

Want to get ready for grammar teaching next year? Wondering how you can introduce the grammar terminology to children so that it will stick? Want a copy of our new publication Sentence Toolkit for Teachers plus ideas to use in the classroom? Come and join us on the 10th May for our first Sentence Toolkit [...]

Because grammar is about improving writing. And passing the test is a by product of good grammar teaching. Because grammar will be boring for those who have to put up with 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 years of this. Because grammar should be fun. Because grammar teaching should take place in context with authentic texts [...]

It is so hard to have examples of a new test but  no mark scheme or even any idea of the weighting of the paper.  Our work with the new grammar test meant that we needed to examine it in a little more detail, and taking as read that we would rather not test grammar [...]

If you are working in Yr6 you are probably starting to think about the grammar test that pupils will now have to sit.  Whilst it is Yr6 who will have to do the test, the implications are for everyone  in school. We have had a lot of requests for books/resources/practise papers but feel that until [...]

For every work day in Janury we posted a warming up the word game on our Facebook page.  One of the things that struck me was how many of the games could end up with children creating poetry out of the game.  I do wonder if we should be doing 2 or 3 days of [...]

Starting at the beginning of this month, we have been sharing a word game every school day  on our Facebook page. The games are suitable for all ages and can be seen on the wall or click on the Boxes tab. Next month we will be releasing subject knowledge grammar videos for teachers. What grammar [...]