English Year 5 - Softcover

Burrill, Victoria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1471882063 ISBN 13: 9781471882067

Publisher: Galore Park, 2017

Synopsis

Exam Board: Non-Specific
Level: KS2
Subject: English
First Teaching: September 2015
First Exam: June 2018

- Endorsed by Independent School Examination Board (ISEB)
- A coherent scheme with the progressive development of skills throughout
- Each chapter introduces and covers a skill, providing approximately three weeks of teaching material
- Scaffolded activities give pupils the opportunity to practise new skills
- Challenging comprehension activities across SPAG, writing, speaking and listening activities are included with mark allocation
- 'joining the dots' segments to group and apply skills previously learned
- Emphasis on spelling, grammar and writing skills to develop written accuracy

This book is supported by answers as a PDF download: English Year 5 Answers PDF (9781471889264)

About this title

Book Description:

This book forms part of a new scheme for English at Key Stage 2, for Years 3-6, created for Independent schools preparing pupils for 11+, Pre-Tests and Common Entrance exams. This coherent book takes a skills-based approach to the teaching of English, exploring skills through engaging themes and building progression.

About the Author:

Victoria Burrill is Head of English at Newton Prep school in Battersea, London. She teaches Years 5 to 8, preparing children for pre-tests and entrance exams for London Day Schools at both 11+ and 13+ and Common Entrance at 13+. She has written for both Rising Stars and Galore Park for the last four years and her catalogue includes the English for the More Able series, 11+ Practice Papers and Revision Guide and the Galore Park English textbook series for Years 3 to 6. Her particular passion is to instil a love of literature in her students and she plans her lessons around whole novels, using them to teach key skills and to evoke a love of a good story.

About this edition

• Publisher: Galore Park
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1471882063
• ISBN 13: 9781471882067
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128