Words have always been a source of intrigue for me: the power they can have over someone, the journey that they can unfold, the process that they can unlock and the support they can offer. Teaching people words and how to use them wisely and for good (yes I do mean over evil) is something any tea...
In my new school (can I still call it that after finishing term 1?), the use of purple polishing pens, for revising and editing, has not been as pivotal a stage in the writing process as is the case for published authors.
In a bid to embed this stage of the writing process into our children's writ...
Despite phonics being taught effectively at many schools, spellings remain an issue. In fact, in my experience, due to the dominance of phonics teaching, some children only have this as a spelling strategy to draw upon in later school years.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not calling to abolish synth...
