11+ English Tips: How to Help Your Child to Pass the Exam

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In this video, we'll go through a few easy tips that you can use to improve your child's English 11+ score (hopefully without a battle breaking out in the process).

These small adjustments to how you work can help your child to get more from the comprehension and spelling work they're already doing.

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Tips to improve English scores in the 11-plus:

Most parents know that their child needs to read more in order to improve their 11+ English scores, however, few know about the little things you can do at home to help your child. Simply encouraging a child to read or do their homework isn’t enough. By spending just 5-10 minutes a day on some of our tips, you’ll be able to help your child to absorb and retain the information they’ve learnt from practice papers.

These techniques include:
Hearing your child read - you should continue to have your child read aloud throughout their time at primary school. This is to make sure that they are correctly sounding out words and also giving you the opportunity to discuss new words and phrases.

Discussing books - even if you’re not confident in English yourself, you can encourage your child to tell you about the books or passages they’ve been reading. This will teach your child how to summarise, draw links between different materials and also develop their understanding of the character’s emotions. If your child has read a short passage in an 11 plus practice paper, ask them to predict what happens next. If they particularly enjoyed the passage, perhaps consider getting the full book for them to read.

Spelling - keep a list of words that your child has had trouble spelling and return to this regularly. Review your child’s practice papers and look for words that they have misspelt. Select 3 or 4 words and use the “Copy, Cover, Write” method to practise these. Remember, not all 11+ exams test spelling so you may wish to check your local exam requirements before spending too much time on this.

Vocabulary - developing vocabulary will improve your child’s comprehension and vice versa. Keep a word bank of new words and encourage your child to add to this when necessary. Your child should occasionally use a printed dictionary to look up these words to practise looking up words in alphabetical order.

Improving general knowledge - general knowledge provides context with which to understand comprehension passages. By having a good general knowledge, your child can make more appropriate assumptions and draw more accurate conclusions when completing English work. Improve general knowledge by embracing a variety of different activities, including day trips, hobbies, crafts and even watching television.

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