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Phonics
Understanding
what you read
Online
comprehension
Reading strategies
Different text
types
Presentation
VCOP
Organisation
Punctuation
More punctuation
Spelling
Editing
Listen to your
work
Vocabulary
Boss
• The best way to become a good reader is to read more.
Read book extracts on the Lovereading sites.
Order the book from the local library or look for it in the school
library.
If you prefer “real-life” texts, try the online newspaper, First
News. (No subscription required)
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http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
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http://www.lovereading.co.uk/
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http://www.firstnews.co.uk/
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• If you find it difficult to “sound words out”, you
might have missed some of the basics at primary
school.
Take a trip down memory lane and remind yourself
of the stuff you missed (or have forgotten!)
http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
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Understanding what you read
Can you understand what you are reading?
When you are watching TV or a film or reading
a book, ask yourself the following questions:
• Why did the character say that?
• What’s going to happen next?
• Who does that person remind me of?
Try out some comprehension strategies at the
site below.
http://reading.ecb.org
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http://reading.ecb.org
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Reading strategies
Predict
What will happen in this text?
Visualise
“See” ideas in your head.
Question
Ask questions about the text.
5Ws and H
Connect
Does the text remind you of
something you have seen/heard?
Identify
What is the main point of the text?
Why was it written?
Infer
Does the writer give any clues or
hints?
Evaluate
What is your opinion of the text?
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Find out about different types of text.
• https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glos
sary/app/resource/factsheet/4108.pdf
For more info, click
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/ap
p/resource/factsheet/4108.pdf
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• Use the free portable MyStudyBar from
Eduapps.
• Download the bar onto a memory stick and
use it to help with reading,writing and
planning. Dyslexia-friendly tools included.
• http://eduapps.org/ Click the My Study Bar
tab at the top of the page.
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Vary your vocabulary; Choose the right word.
Connect your ideas, sentences and paragraphs.
Open (start) each sentence in a different way.
Punctuate. Use full stops, capital letters, speech marks, question marks,
exclamation marks, apostrophes and commas.
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Organise your ideas.
• Plan your writing
Use:
• Bullet points
• A table
• A mind-map
• A voice recording on
your phone
• Post-its
• A graphic organiser
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http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
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http://eduapps.org/ Install MyStudyBar and use
the free mind-mapping tool under
Planning.
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Presentation
• If handwriting is a problem, type wherever possible. Google
“free touch typing programmes” or use the BBC site below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/st
age10.shtml
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Punctuation
• www.echalk.co.uk
Username HeathfieldCommunity Password echalk
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More punctuation
Don’t forget good old Bitesize!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/
For the more mature…
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/punctuation
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Spelling
• If you mix up words that sound
the same, you need to work
on homophones.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/ga
me/en21watc-game-paris-word
• To improve the way you store
spellings in your brain, take a
look at the following site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topicgroup/spelling
• See what you think of
http://www.spellzone.com/
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Vary your vocabulary
• When typing in Word or
Powerpoint, use the
synonym function to
vary your vocabulary.
Right click next to a
repeated word. Click
synonym. Choose an
alternative word.
• Or just give yourself
• time to think!
My dad was cross/angry/annoyed/
irritated / livid / furious / irate /
fuming / incandescent with rage
The cake was nice/tasty/delicious/
scrumptious / satisfying /
appetising / delectable /
mouth-watering / yummy
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Be your own editor
• Listen to your own work. Does it sound right?
• You could ask a friend or relative to read your work back to you
OR Click Reading on MyStudyBar
• Then click Orato.
Highlight your text. Right click copy. Press speak on Orato.
Check that your work sounds right.
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Another way to listen to your work in
Word or Powerpoint
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File
Options
Quick access toolbar
Popular commands drop down: Choose
Commands not in the ribbon
Speak
Add
OK
The speak icon will appear in top left of screen
Highlight text and click speak icon
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You are in control!
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