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English

Teachers · Parents · Students · 6 min read

Context Clues: 5 Types with Examples (and How to Teach Them)

Definition, synonym, antonym, example and inference clues — how readers work out unknown words without a dictionary, with sample sentences and a classroom routine.

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English

Students · Parents · Teachers · 7 min read

The 8 Parts of Speech: A Simple Guide with Examples

Nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections — what each one does, how to spot it, and the words that switch jobs.

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English

Students · Parents · Teachers · 6 min read

7 Reading Comprehension Strategies Every Student Should Use

Predict, question, visualize, summarize and more — what good readers do automatically, and how to practise each one.

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English

Students · Teachers · 7 min read

Literary Devices: 20 Examples Every Student Should Know

Simile, metaphor, personification, irony and more — each with a clear definition, an example, and a quick test for telling similar devices apart.

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English

Students · Teachers · Parents · 4 min read

Reading Inference: Find the Clue, Explain Your Thinking

A short original passage, a model answer and four questions help students move from guessing to evidence-based reading.

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English

Students · Teachers · 6 min read

Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences Explained

A clear way to tell the four sentence structures apart, with examples and the two-question test students can use on any sentence.

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English

Teachers · Parents · 5 min read

Synonyms and Antonyms: 6 Activities That Build Vocabulary

Simple activities that go beyond matching lists — and why shades of meaning matter more than finding 'the' synonym.

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