BDS Literacy Support – Web Links
The web links below provide information and practice activities and
are a great resource for improving literacy skills
The 200 most commonly misspelled words in
English with practice activities.
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/mi
sspelled200.htm
200 Homonyms, Homophones and Homographs
(words that look or sound the same but often
have different meanings). There are practice
activities to check understanding.
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/Ho
monymChart.htm
A list and practice activities for other commonly
confused words (e.g. emit/omit).
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/Us
ageGlossary.htm
BBC KS2 revision website. Interactive games to
reinforce understanding of literacy terminology.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/secondlevel
/literacy_and_english/
A series of grammar videos focussing on various
grammar topics.
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos
A vocabulary learning website (spelling and
definition) where words are tailored to the user’s
level and progress can be monitored.
http://www.vocabulary.com/
A website for adults to improve English, maths
and job skills.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise
Dictionary / thesaurus / grammar reference /
bilingual dictionary
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/
Website with fun interactive literacy activities
for different age groups. It is an American
website and so: Yr7 = 6th grade/Yr11 = 10th grade
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/