Paperback writer! Hi. So excited to bring you at last THE guide to help YOUR child pass - and smash - the creative writing exam that forms part of most 11 plus entrance exams. As we move between 23 and 24, you may be gathering together a study plan to help your Year 5 child as they move towards the exam season that starts in September, a little over 9 months away. (Around 40 weekly lessons away - eek!) Or, you may be considering preparing your Year 4 child, and giving them a longer runway.
The holiday space between the years is a powerful moment to plan for 2024 learning. It will really help to reflect on how your child is progressing across the topics your target schools test.
If your child is to sit a creative writing exam, it will be helpful to introduce weekly home writing sessions, when your child writes a piece based on the popular exam tasks: stories, story continuation, letters, persuasive letters, descriptions and recounts. If you swap between these every couple of weeks, you'll give your child a chance to build stamina and confidence across the different test types. This is crucial, as you won't know in advance the exact style of writing that will be in the exam.
Fortnightly changes allow your child to:
- Try writing one text-type.
- Have a chance to go through it together, using resources available to guide you, to see where their writing is hitting or going above the standard needed, and which areas they can practise and improve on.
- Write a second piece in the same style, with a focus on including any features they forgot or didn't know in the first piece.
Uncovering areas your child misses out on is a cause for celebration. You want to high five your child as you discover and make a note of next steps to improve. It is these areas which will lead to your child's writing becoming the genius level it has the potential to reach.
Of course, sometimes, you'll say nothing to your child. You'll simply make a note of what's missing, celebrate the brilliance you did see, and then introduce one or two features to include in the next piece of writing.
One such resource that is going to massively impact on not only your child's learning, but also massively boost the effectiveness of you as a guide and teacher, and optimise the time you spend together, is the brand new 11plushappy guide, Teach Your Little Genius to Pass 11 Plus Creative Writing exams.
It guides you to guide your child through the 23 Must-Writes to include in each piece of writing. Think of it as an extended parents' evening, with proper time and attention on your child, illustrating and teaching what successful 11plus writing should look and sound like on the page. You'll also know what exams typically ask for, and learn how to make progress every time you sit down to learn together.
It's a book created to take both of you from where you are to where you need to be.
You don't need to be a teacher, you just need to get the guidance that works and put it into practice, step by step.
For so many reasons, you can be your child's best teacher - you are with them most of the time, you care deeply enough to keep going, and you know what makes them tick. Teach Your Little Genius to Pass 11 Plus Creative Writing Exams will be your ally and companion on your journey together. It will show you what tutors know and teach, equip your child with the skills they need, and provide a happy path to progress for all of you.
I can't wait for you to dive in to it, and can't wait to hear the ways in which it helps your child's writing explode. Click here to get the guide now!
Best, Lee
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