Year 9, resources to improve English grade

[tenlittlecygnets]

Can anyone recommend any resources that will help ds improve and practise? Grammar, punctuation, comprehension...

Happy to buy books, etc.

Thank you.

Anyone??

I know it's probably not what you want to hear but the single best thing you can do IME is to get DS really into reading - actually find something that he enjoys so he gets the benefit.

Is he a reluctant reader? Non fiction, short stories, autobiographies, youth newspapers... anything to get him to actually enjoy it. And now really is the time to do it. There are plenty of ways to teach grammar etc, but it's not as good as picking up those rules (and everything else) through reading.

Have got some ideas to start him off if he has specific interests. Or was it some specific area that he needs help with?

Logged on to tell you that the single most important thing you can do is to encourage independent reading, and found that Marconi has beaten me to it

As she said, reding will have a transformative effect not just in English but in access to many curriculum areas. You must also model the behaviour that you want to see. Your DS must see you sitting down, reading, as a pleasurable leisure choice. I regularly say all of this to parents at parents' evenings.

*reading!

I second reading but also grammar fix it. It's an American grammar curriculum and it's sold on a dodgy looking website here. They basically correct a sentence a day and gradually learn grammar that way, eventually having a long story.

Sorry - I should have said - I'm an editor. I spend my entire life reading for work - and pleasure. Ds loves reading too and always has a book on the go.

Good idea to maybe find him some new authors, though, thank you.

Hi OP, I found CGP books on Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling really good. You can get them on Amazon. They start from Early Years and go up to Year 6, I think. So for your DS years 5-6 will be good, they also do 10 min tests books full of exercises for practice.

Another good source which might suit your DS better Galore Park books, they are of a bit higher level.

As for online resources try Doodle English, BOFA learning - both have plenty of SPaG sections. Hope that helps

Reluctant 13 year old reader here too.

I've started buying two copies of a book and getting it on audible too (bloody expensive). We then read together from our own book, while listening to the audio version.

It's working quite well - we pause it if there are words, phrases etc that she doesn't understand.

I used the Mr Bruff resources with my DS in his gcse year. You can find them online. My DS hated English but he scraped A grades in both Language and Literature GCSEs.

Hello.
I face the same challenge with my sons. Have found the Bond books work well, especially the No-Nonsense series. CGP and Galore Park are fantastic resources too. Online twinkl.co.uk has some super resources that could help as well, along with The School Run. Both offer some free resources but you’re better off with a paid subscription.

Best way to start is to know where your child needs help. Mine struggle with inferencing, so more reading and comprehension continues to help them. Speak to the teacher to understand your child’s strengths and weaknesses and take it from there.
Hope this helps.

Thanks, all!

I have joined Twinkl and downloaded some comprehension and grammar resources from there.

(I emailed his teacher and she said he needs to work on inference and comprehension.) so far he seems pretty motivated.

Thanks helpful post

FYI, there's a great mentoring service offered by some kids from Godolphin & Latymer Upper school (did I get the name right?)

www.mentorjr.com

I've used their mentoring services for my son and the girls have been really fantastic. The service is totally free and they run online zoom sessions with kids who need help either with homework or specific target areas. My DS used them for English, Chemistry and Maths.

Give it a shot.