Good posture is an essential element of developing fluent handwriting. If children are unable to sit properly, they are likely to tire easily, find handwriting painful and struggle to establish a fluent and efficient style.

The STRONG acronym is a useful way to remind the children (and yourself) of the elements that encourage good writing posture.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

The bus waited for Sam and me.

The bus waited for Sam and I.

I explain how to help your students make the right choice by referring to pronouns, subjects, objects and a quick and dirty trick.

A quick walk through expanded noun phrases - what the national curriculum says about them, some of the myths busted and a selection of ideas to teach this important aspect of grammar across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

A collection of ideas for using dice to support the teaching of grammar.

Quick and easy ideas to support teaching and learning about commas and clauses.

Quick and easy ideas to support teaching and learning about commas in lists.

Quick and easy tips to support teaching and learning about possessive apostrophes.

Quick and easy tips to support teaching and learning about inverted commas.

Quick and easy tips for teaching and learning about question marks.

Quick and easy tips for teaching and learning about capital letters and full stops.