kegboys wrote:
My son saw an English tutor 5 times, she taught him what to do first in the English paper and the time to spend on each part before you have to move on, the list of words they have to find similar in text has a technique. You also need to work on continuous writing, there is a technique esp for instructions that you can learn, good openers and avoiding repetition is key. Good luck...pleased we will never have 11 plus in the family again....it helps for your child to see the end goal, which is to go to grammar and to not overwork them, my son had a lovely summer enjoying himself and had a max of one hour tutor homework a week, he wanted to go to grammar like his brother so just got on with it then enjoyed his free time.
I disagree about getting your child to read lots of complex old books, esp if they are a boy, my friends did this and switched their children off reading completely and reading time which should be relaxing became a big fight.
My son carried on with David Walliams etc, as he reads for pleasure, not to get through an exam.
Thanks kegboys for the advice.
I know it is hard for the boys to stay in reading. My son does like reading but mainly books with simple vocabulary.