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Reason 2 of “5 Reasons NOT to wait until Year 5 to start preparing your child for 11plus exams”
Yesterday, we admitted the important truth that starting to prepare in Year 5 could be simply expecting too much for some children, given the amount of material to be covered versus the amount of time available. Today’s reason, Reason 2, is actually an extra one I realised while writing the reason 2 I was going…
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Five reasons NOT to wait until Year 5 to start preparing your child for 11plus entrance tests
Dear parent/carer, A plea from a tutor’s heart. The message is simple – if you can, start teaching and preparing your child for the 11plus in Year 4. Whether that’s at home, with a tutor, or both, it is undoubtedly an easier – and possibly more successful – process than if you wait until Year…
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How a simple dice transformed my children’s 11plus learning and brought us closer together
Along with time, a second superhero of eleven plus success is going to be vocabulary. The more words you know, the more precise, nuanced and expansive are your thoughts. Leading on from this is the certainty that equipping your child with words, words and more words is going to help in at least six areas…
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11 Plus English Masterclass Bundle
A huge hello to you as we move into autumn. How is your child’s eleven-plus learning? This is a very small post to let you know that this 4-book bundle deal is now available to help all children, parents, families, teachers and tutors. It replaces the summer learning bundle and contains the same thorough preparation…
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Do you really, really believe your child will succeed in the 11 Plus exam?
Good morning, 11plus families and all those supporting them. Quick question? Are you visualising your child’s success in the entrance test? Seriously, do you believe it can happen? It’s vital you do and here’s the most important reason why – if you fully believe it can happen, even will happen, then you will DO MORE, TAKE MORE…
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Know when to take a break – when 11 plus learning gets too much…
I know – we have to keep up daily learning with our children, especially over the summer holidays, if we are to reach our goal of running out of things our child doesn’t know by the time the exam comes round. In fact, you may never actually need the kind of break I’m talking about.…