A frequent request from parents at Parents' Evenings is the question 'How can I help my child in English?' Please follow some of the links below for suggested ideas or look on the 'Links' page on the English curriculum site. If you require any further assistance, please contact you son/ daughter's English teacher.
Before you read on explore the link at the side "Understanding Progress in English" - an excellent resource!
This is the national strategy devised 'Progression Maps' in English. It offers some useful strategies to help develop Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening. You may need some assessment information to make the most of this website.
This site offers a variety of tips to help give ideas about how to encourage reading as a family.
Again, this site offers lots of ideas and projects to help get involved with reading.
Information about how to develop literacy skills via courses with Learndirect, some can be completed on-line.
