English

Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

• The e-book below covers Essential Primary Grammar, authored by Debra Myhill Susan Jones, Annabel Watson and Helen Lines
• The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) is a treasure trove of resources to improve the teaching and learning of language, vocabulary, reading and writing.
• Blog: Should we worry about handwriting? (Alex Quigley). This blog discusses why handwriting matters.
• Blog: Writing and Cognitive Load Theory (Natalie Wexler). This blog looks at what the implications of this theory are for the way we teach writing, and what it means in the classroom.

Vocabulary Development 

• In 2018, the Education Endownment Foundation published a Guidance Report - Preparing for Literacy - on improving communication, language and literacy in the early years.
• Blog: Planting the Roots for Vocabulary Growth (Fran Haynes). This blog considers how vocabulary development might be achieved through teaching morphology (word parts).