DD since starting High School has always found English a bit of a struggle she is now in yr10.
A bit of background: avid reader, on an average week reads at least one book a week, more in the holidays. Writes stories and poetry and has done since she could string a sentence together. KS2 SAT - Reading Level 5 Writing level 3. Writes very slowly and awkwardly due to being a leftie -we all are, so doesn't get enough down and loses her "flow" when word processing gets more down and it does tend to flow and read better. Spelling has improved. Vocabularly is fantastic due to her reading. Ended Yr8 on a level 6C. Has had the same fantastic English Teacher since Spring term of yr8 and will hopefully will have her till the end of yr11. English teacher has described DD as a pleasure to teach and she gives a 100% to lessons. Yr9 was spent doing mock CA's DD got A's in creative writing and C's in all the rest. DD excels in Science/Maths/Geography type subject and already has GCSE Geography under her belt.
DD herself states the problem is translating what she has in her head onto paper. She is due to do her first proper CA just before half term. DD knows roughly what she will be tested on and so we have been working on it at home. She has the bare bones of what could be a fantastic essay if she could just get the thoughts she vocalises down onto paper. DD has just started with a tutor who basically is going to work with DD to get the meat onto the bones and then it is a question of DD being able to do an essay of a similar standard in the CA. Then moving onto the next CA. 60% of her English language GCSE is CA. The better she does at CA's the more chance she has got of getting a C grade.
Is there any thing else I can do to help DD? I have looked up the GCSE spec
and apparently they can use word process if spell check etc turned off. I have asked DD to talk to her teacher regarding this and I will email her as well.
Sorry for the long waffle and if you've read this far thank you.
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magentadreamer · 18/09/2011 10:32
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