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Here in the Resource Shed, we have rounded up all the latest and greatest available resources to enhance and support your primary aged child’s learning experience. All Tried and tested by us!
Reading Eggs: Age Range 2+
With a progressive approach to teaching reading that guides children through the stages of phonics, vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency, Reading Eggs is a valuable resource for children from the age of 2 all the way to 13.
Songs, characters and rewards keep them engaged and excited about developing their reading skills.
Reading Eggs has options for children to learn in British English, American English or Australian English. An initial placement quiz ensures that your child begins the program at an appropriate level, and an interactive library of over 4,000 books offers great variety.
A 30 day free trial is available, with a monthly subscription cost of £6.99 after that.
Full subscription details can be found here: https://readingeggs.co.uk/parents/signup/
The Literacy Shed: Age Range 5+ Years
The Literacy Shed is an outstanding collection of visual resources designed to support literacy learning.
The stimuli is organised thematically with a range of prompts and activities designed to develop comprehension and writing skills. Resources can also be accessed according to age group via the KS1 and KS2 sheds.
Access to the main collection is free and unlimited, and is available here: https://www.literacyshed.com/.
The same company also offers a subscription to Spelling Shed, which provides interactive spelling lessons and games that are planned in line with the national curriculum.
A free trial is available with a monthly cost of £6.48 or an annual cost of £39.
Full subscription details are available here: https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/pricing.
For younger children (Nursery to Year 2), Phonics Shed offers access to an interactive phonics programme to match the national curriculums of the UK, Ireland, Australia, the US, New Zealand or South Africa.
You can subscribe to a home version of the programme, which includes preparation materials for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check for £39 a year here: https://www.phonicsshed.com/Pricing.
Phonics Bloom: Age Range 3-7 Years
Phonics Bloom is an interactive resource developed by teachers to support children with their phonics learning.
The website offers a selection of free phonics games for each stage, along with advice for parents on how to support their child with learning to read through phonics.
A subscription of just £15 a year unlocks access to all games and makes the website advertisement free.
Resources are available from initial sound recognition to achieving reading fluency, so this would complement the learning of children from nursery to the end of KS1.
Check it out here: https://www.phonicsbloom.com/
Doodle English: Age Range 5+ Years
Doodle English is an adaptive app designed to support reading comprehension, spelling, grammar and punctuation for children in KS1 and KS2.
With the latest technology to personalise each activity, the app consolidates existing knowledge, fills gaps, and introduces new learning when appropriate.
The Doodle English app can be used on laptops, tablets or smartphones, making it easily accessible. The programme recommends at least 10 minutes on the app each day to experience progress.
You can try it out with a free trial, after which pricing is £7.99 a month or £69.99 a year.
Full details can be found here: https://doodlelearning.com/english-app.
Education Quizzes: Age Range 5+
Education Quizzes supports rapid recall of key knowledge across the curriculum. Their vast range of multiple choice quizzes is particularly useful for revision of grammar concepts, with content created in line with the UK national curriculum.
The website has designated sections for each age group from KS1 all the way to GCSE, including an area dedicated to 11+ preparation.
Much of the website is free to use, but a subscription for full access to all quizzes is £9.95 a month.
You can try out some of the free quizzes here: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/english/.
Once Upon a Picture
Once Upon A Picture provides a vast range of images to inspire imagination and creativity. Each unique image comes with a title and an assortment of literacy-based activities, e.g. ‘Write a newspaper article about this incident.’
The website is completely free to use and also comes with questions for each image that children can respond to in the comments.
You can choose to view the images by collection (e.g. the non-fiction collection or the inference collection) if you are looking to target a particular skill.
You can access this wonderful resource here: https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/
BBC Bitesize: Age Range 5+ Years
BBC Bitesize is one of the most comprehensive free resources available to support your child’s education. For every key stage, they offer a carefully-selected range of revision guides, interactive games, quizzes, and activities.
For English, they have sections on reading and writing, speaking and listening, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
You can filter the resources for each key stage even further by selecting your child’s year group at the top of the page. The large selection of supporting videos provide teacher-informed advice on a wide range of literacy skills.
You can access the Bitesize homepage for English here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
The BBC Teach page has also accumulated a collection of animation or video versions of commonly-used school texts.
Chances are you’ll be able to find some specific resources to support the texts your child is exploring in class on the Primary BBC Teach homepage here:
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