{"id":1146,"date":"2022-11-04T11:31:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dpsp672223\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2022-11-04T11:31:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T11:31:33","slug":"vocabulary-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dpsp672223\/2022\/11\/04\/vocabulary-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Friday, primary 6\/7 work in pairs to develop their vocabulary so that they use more interesting words in their writing. 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