{"id":56,"date":"2017-02-03T10:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T10:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/able\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2019-07-16T09:32:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T09:32:43","slug":"primary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/able\/learners\/primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading<\/h2>\n

Watch this 11 year old talk about why reading is so important <\/a>to her.<\/p>\n

If you’re not certain what to read, here’s some reading ideas which might help:<\/p>\n

Here are the top 100 books to read before you leave primary<\/a>, according to teachers<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.lovereading4kids.co.uk\/<\/a> have book ideas for all ages<\/p>\n

Why not take part in a summer reading challenge with The Reading Agency<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Love Roald Dahl? Here are loads of Roald Dahl activities<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n

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Literacy Games help you sharpen your skills<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Games you can try<\/h2>\n

Top Marks punctuation and grammar games<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Construct a word<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spelling – words which sound the same<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Create your own story<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Comprehension practice<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Basic Writing Skills<\/h2>\n

See if these presentations can help you become more confident:<\/p>\n

Full Stops<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capital Letters<\/a><\/p>\n

Apostrophes<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paragraphs<\/a><\/p>\n

Speech Marks<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Commas<\/a><\/p>\n

Semi-colons<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colons<\/a><\/p>\n

You can use Grammar Practice Park to check your skills: http:\/\/www.harcourtschool.com\/menus\/preview\/harcourt_language\/grammar_park.html<\/p>\n

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Things to help you write your own stories<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Create your own adventures!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Random <\/a>first line generator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Advice on what makes a good story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Staff Development – Listening<\/h2>\n

Listening and talking guidance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Competitions for kids<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Radio 2’s 500 Words runs every year in January: http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p00rfvk1<\/a><\/p>\n

The Scottish Book Trust has lists of up to date competitions you can enter:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/writing\/opportunities-for-writers\/young-writers<\/a><\/p>\n

They run a 50 word fiction competition every month on a different them and with prizes – you can access this at http:\/\/www.scottishbooktrust.com\/reading\/the-50-word-fiction-competition<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also find great competitions at https:\/\/youngwriters.co.uk\/index<\/a><\/p>\n

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